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Noun
- The science involved with mainting a microbiologically controlled environment.
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Gnotobiosis (Greek:
known life) is a condition in which all the forms of life present
within an organism can
be accounted for. Typically these organisms are germfree or gnotophoric (having only one
contaminant).
gnotobiotics in Hebrew:
גנוטוביוסיס