Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Depósito biológico
Biorepository (BY-oh-reh-PAH-zih-TOR-ee)
A facility that collects, catalogs, and stores samples of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein, from humans, animals, or plants for laboratory research. If the samples are from people, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples in laboratory studies.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.