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epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

carrier collapse: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring; a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like; a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"; a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages; (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others; a boy who delivers newspapers; someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"; an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

periodontic collapse: of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics; "periodontal disease"

pediatric collapse: of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist"

clinical collapse: scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"; relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study"

orthopedic collapse: of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes"

surgical collapse: performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"; relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"; of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"

neurological collapse: of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology; "neurological evidence"

medical collapse: requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease"; relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"

chiropractic collapse: a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

alienist collapse: a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

analyst collapse: a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis; someone who is skilled at analyzing data; an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

biopsy collapse: examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

urinalysis collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

carbohydrate collapse: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

detector collapse: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner; electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity; rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

plasma collapse: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended; (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"; a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

leukocyte collapse: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

react collapse: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

afflatus collapse: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

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