"biosurveillance" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: bio- + surveillance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|surveillance}} bio- + surveillance Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biosurveillance (uncountable)
  1. The monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-biosurveillance-en-noun-WGja0FoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-

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