biohazard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbaɪəʊˌhæzəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌhæzɚd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English hazard English biohazard From bio- + hazard.
Meanings
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A biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
The OSHA procedures for this type of environment required all investigative and emergency response personnel to wear PPE when they accessed those areas of the accident site containing biological hazards and undergo decontamination procedures after departing the biohazard area.
1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.19 New Investigative Techniques”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2022, page 237:People had to poo in bags, you see. Jan had to get on the public address system and explain to thousands of disbelieving passengers that “number ones” could be done in the shower but “number twos” must be done in the red biohazard bags being distributed, then placed in corridors for collection by unnamed staff, none of whom chose to appear in this documentary.
2026 June 24, Lucy Mangan, “Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later”, in The Guardian:South Western Railway's Basingstoke station has donated surplus biohazard waste bags to the nearby St Michael's Hospice.
2020 August 12, “News in Brief: Donation to hospice”, in Rail, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| biohazards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
HM/DG · danger · hazmat · hazard
Relateds
☣ · biotechnology · prion · bioengineering · bioterrorism · virulence · bioscience · virality · biotech
Translations (30)
cmn 生物危險 /生物危险 (biological risk) · fr risque biologique (biological risk) · nl biologisch gevaar (biological risk) · fa مخاطرهٔ زیستی (biological risk) · sv smittbärare (biological risk) · hy կենսաբանական վտանգ (biological risk) · cy bioberygl (biological risk) · es riesgo biológico (biological risk) · ru биологическая опасность (biological risk) · fi biovaara (biological risk) · cmn 生物危害 (biological risk) · pl zagrożenie biologiczne (biological risk) · mk биолошка опасност (biological risk) · ga bithghuais (biological risk) · de Biogefährdung (biological risk) · ar خطر بيولوجيّ (biological risk) · km គ្រោះថ្នាក់ជីវសាស្ត្រ (biological risk) · de Biogefahr (biological risk) · pt biorrisco (biological risk) · cs biologické riziko (biological risk) · si අන්තරායකර ජෛවීය ද්රව්ය (biological risk) · sv biologiskt avfall (biological risk) · ko 바이오해저드 (biological risk) · ja バイオハザード (biological risk) · fa خطر زیستی (biological risk) · ja 生物災害 (biological risk) · fi biohasardi (biological risk) · de biologisches Risiko (biological risk) · pt risco biológico (biological risk) · hy կենսավտանգ (biological risk)