biobank

Speech parts

1. biobank - Noun

2. biobank - Verb

Meaning

biobank (plural biobanks)

(biology) Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA).
Hyponym: cryobank

biobank (third-person singular simple present biobanks, present participle biobanking, simple past and past participle biobanked)

(biology, transitive) To store (biological material) in a biobank.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A total of 10,000 kits were delivered to Lagos State: 3,000 to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 3,000 to 54Gene Research, 2,000 to the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, and 2,000 to the Lagos Biobank Laboratory. Source: Internet

UK Biobank found that heart disease and strokes were more common in people without the virus after taking in background information, suggesting the diseases were not specifically risky. Source: Internet

With the grant, she established the COVID-19 Convalescent Biobank, a biorepository for blood samples from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bioball bioballistic bioballistics biobanker biobanking biobarcode