Definition of Biological half-life

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Biological half-life

The term 'Biological half-life' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' The time required for a biological system, such as that of a human, to eliminate, by natural processes, half of the amount of a substance (such as a radioactive material) that has entered it. '.

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