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reservoirMain Entry: res·er·voir Pronunciation: \ˈrez-ə(r)v-ˌwär, -ə(r)v-ˌ(w)ȯr\ Function: noun 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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