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BIOSAFETY LEVEL 4
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("biosafety level 4" is a kind of...):
biosafety level (the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities)