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focal infection definition

focal infection

a localized infection, as in the gallbladder, teeth, or tonsils, which may spread to other parts of the body through the blood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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