| biological h. |
the time required for a living tissue, organ, or organism to eliminate one half of a radioactive substance which has been introduced into it.
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| biological i. |
a viable culture of specific microorganisms resistant to a given sterilization process, used to develop sterilization processes or monitor sterilization cycles; it may consist of spores added to a paper, glass, or plastic carrier or of spores added to representative units of the lot to be sterilized (or to similar units).
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| biological o. |
the enzymatic process by which food is metabolized, resulting in the release of energy. See also oxidation.
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| biological p. |
that which emphasizes biochemical, neurological, and pharmacological causes and treatment approaches.
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| biological s. |
a system composed of living material; such systems range from a collection of separate molecules to an assemblage of separate organisms.
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