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droplet nuclei — Small particles (1 to 4 mm in diameter) that represent what is left from the evaporation of larger particles (10 mm or more in diameter) called droplets … Dictionary of microbiology
droplet infection — n infection transmitted by airborne droplets of saliva or sputum containing infectious organisms * * * airborne infection due to inhalation of droplet nuclei … Medical dictionary
Cloud condensation nuclei — Aerosol pollution over Northern India and Bangladesh NASA Cloud condensation nuclei or CCNs (also known as cloud seeds) are small particles typically 0.2 µm, or 1/100 th the size of a cloud droplet [1]) about which cloud droplets coalesce. Water… … Wikipedia
Cloud condensation nuclei — Aerosol particles that provide a platform for the condensation of water vapor, resulting in clouds with higher droplet concentrations and increased albedo. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Transmission (medicine) — In medicine and biology, transmission is the passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group, regardless of whether the other individual was previously infected.[1] Sometimes… … Wikipedia
Snow — Snowfall redirects here. For other uses, see Snow (disambiguation) or Snowfall (disambiguation). Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of… … Wikipedia
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y … Wikipedia
Infection — The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom.) A person with an infection has another organism (a germ ) growing within him, drawing its… … Medical dictionary
pneumonic plague — n plague of an extremely virulent form that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Pasteurella (P. pestis), involves chiefly the lungs, and usu. is transmitted from person to person by droplet infection compare BUBONIC PLAGUE * * * pulmonic plague … Medical dictionary
