Bioburden
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A measure of an object's contamination with microorganisms.
"This is appropriate for devices containing low numbers of naturally occurring bioburden. Caution must be used because artificial inoculation may not represent the natural relationship between the normal flora and the device surfaces and […]"
Example
More examples"This is appropriate for devices containing low numbers of naturally occurring bioburden. Caution must be used because artificial inoculation may not represent the natural relationship between the normal flora and the device surfaces and […]"
Etymology
From bio- + burden.
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