biological product

noun

: a complex pharmaceutical substance, preparation, or agent of organic origin depending for its action on the processes effecting immunity and used especially in diagnosis and treatment of disease (such as a vaccine or pollen extract)
also : any such complex product of organic or synthetic origin obtained or standardized by biological methods or assay (such as arsphenamine, pituitary extract, or insulin) : biologic

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“Biological product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20product. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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