reservoir

reservoir
SYN: receptaculum. [Fr.]
- r. of infection living or nonliving material in or on which an infectious agent multiplies and/or develops and is dependent for its survival in nature.
- Ommaya r. a plastic container placed in the subgaleal space that is connected to the lateral ventricle or tumor cyst by tubing; it is used to instill medication into, or remove fluid from, the ventricle or tumor cyst.
- Pecquet r. SYN: cisterna chyli.
- r. of spermatozoa the site where spermatozoa are stored; the distal portion of the tail of the epididymis and the beginning of the ductus deferens.

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res·er·voir 'rez-ə(r)v-.wär, -ə(r)v-.(w)ȯr n
1) a space (as an enlargement of a vessel or the cavity of a glandular acinus) in which a body fluid is stored
2) an organism in which a parasite that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies without damaging its host also a noneconomic organism within which a pathogen of economic or medical importance flourishes without regard to its pathogenicity for the reservoir <rats are \reservoirs of plague> compare CARRIER (1a)

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re·ser·voir (rezґər-vwahr) [Fr. rйservoir, from rйserver to reserve] 1. a place or cavity for storage. 2. cisterna. 3. an alternate or passive host or carrier that harbors pathogenic organisms or parasites, without injury to itself, and serves as a source from which other individuals can be infected. Called also reservoir host or r. of infection.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Reservoir — Res er*voir (r[e^]z [ e]r*vw[^o]r ; 277), n. [F. r[ e]servoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See {Reservatory}.] 1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reservoir — Reservoir, s.v.w. Behälter (s.d.), im gewöhnlichen Sinne ein solcher zur Aufnahme von Flüssigkeiten aller Art, daher von sehr verschiedenem Fassungsvermögen (vgl. Faß, Hochbehälter, Zisternen). Alle Reservoire dienen als Ausgleichbehälter… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • reservoir — [rez′ər vwär΄, rez′əvwär΄; rez′ər vwôr΄, rez′əvwôr, rez′ər vôr΄, rez′ərvôr΄] n. [Fr réservoir < réserver: see RESERVE] 1. a place where anything is collected and stored, generally in large quantity; esp., a natural or artificial lake or pond… …   English World dictionary

  • reservoir — 1680s, a place where something tends to collect, from Fr. réservoir storehouse, from O.Fr. reserver to reserve (see RESERVE (Cf. reserve)). Specific meaning artificial basin to collect and store a large body of water is from 1705 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Reservoir — (frz., spr. wŏahr), Behälter, bes. Wasserbehälter …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • reservoir — index arsenal, cache (storage place), depository, fund, repository, stock (store), store (depository) …   Law dictionary

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