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Reservoir of infection
Any person, animal, plant, soil or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies. The reservoir typically harbors the infectious agent without injury to itself and serves as a source from which other individuals can…
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- Carbon monoxide hemoglobin See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Gastric atrophy A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. It results in a lack of digestive juices…
- Rubella vaccine A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Fear of men An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they may face…
- Aphasia, nominal See Anomia
- TLSO Thoracolumbosacral orthosis. This is one of two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways)…
- Preop Short for preoperative, before surgery. The opposite of preop is postop
- Cardiology The study and treatment of heart disorders
- Binge drinking The dangerous practice of consuming large quantities of alcoholic beverages in a single session. Binge…
- CCL5 See: RANTES