biocontainment

American  

[bahy-oh-kuhn-teyn-muhnt] / ˌbaɪ oʊ kənˈteɪn mənt /

noun

1. the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.

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Etymology

Origin of biocontainment

bio- + containment

Example Sentences

Even if used as the sole biocontainment method, it provides an escape frequency of <2´10-10 which far exceeds the NIH guideline of an escape rate of less than 10-8.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Such work, typically done by just a few groups in the world and in highly secure biocontainment labs, is meant to help infectious disease experts anticipate and prepare for pandemics.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 15, 2023

The work had been approved by a BU biosafety committee, as well as a Boston city public-health board, and was conducted in a biocontainment facility deemed safe for work with SARS-CoV-2.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2022

These pseudoviruses carry the spike protein of the variant but are easier to work with because they don’t require layers of protective gear and biocontainment laboratories.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021

Inside it there were an Army medical-evacuation team and a biocontainment pod known as a bubble stretcher.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston