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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

biologische Reaktion

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biolɔˈɡɪʃə ʁeaktˈtsi̯oːn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Biological response/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl rɪˈspɒns/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die biologische Reaktion auf das Medikament war positiv."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A measurable physiological, cellular, or molecular reaction of a living organism, tissue, or cell to an external stimulus, stressor, or agent.

    "Exposure to the pathogen triggered a strong biological response from the immune system."
  2. 2

    The reaction or effect produced in a biological system by a drug, toxin, or environmental change.

    "Researchers measured the biological response of the plant tissue to varying levels of radiation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'biological', originating from Greek 'bios' (life) and 'logos' (study), and 'response', from Latin 'respondere' (to answer or reply). The compound term emerged in modern scientific literature during the mid-20th century to describe systemic physiological reactions in living organisms to internal or external stimuli.

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