See Also: disease reservoirs(medicine)
urinary reservoirs, continent(medicine)
stab(4)(dictionary)
stab(3)(dictionary)
stab(1)(dictionary)
stab(2)(dictionary)
stab 1, verb(dictionary)
wounds, stab(medicine)
Stab - Skydiving(gambling)
stab 2, noun(dictionary)

stab(2) (iou) and disease reservoirs (medicine)


stab(2) (iou)



stab noun2. [stab] Printers' slang (now rare). M19.
[Abbreviation.]
= ESTABLISHMENT 2b.
Comb.: stab-man a printer on weekly wages rather than on piece-work.

disease reservoirs (medicine)


disease reservoirs
Animate or inanimate sources which harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs should be distinguished from vectors and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.