reservoir

reservoir definition - medical

res·er·voir (rĕzˈər-vwärˌ, -vwôrˌ, -vôrˌ)

noun
  1. A fluid-containing sac or cavity.
  2. An organism or a population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.
  3. A large or extra supply; a reserve.

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