reservoir /re·ser·voir/ (rez´er-vwahr)
Reservoir
reservoir
1. a storage place or cavity.
2. cistern.
3. an alternate host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.
continent ileal reservoir
1. a valved intra-abdominal pouch that maintains continence of the feces and is emptied by a catheter when full.
2. a neobladder made from a section of ileum.
continent urinary reservoir neobladder.
ileoanal reservoir a pouch for the retention of feces, formed by suturing together multiple limbs of ileum and connected to the anus by an ileal conduit; used with colectomy to maintain continence in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. 
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Pecquet's reservoir cisterna chyli.
res·er·voir (r z  r-vwär , -vwôr, -vôr)n. 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. |
Reservoir
A population in which a virus is maintained without causing serious illness to the infected individuals.
Mentioned in: Hemorrhagic Fevers
reservoir
[rez′ərvwär]
Etymology: Fr, réservoir
a chamber or receptacle for holding or storing a fluid.
reservoir
1. a storage place or cavity.
2. an alternative host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.
reservoir control
control of infection in animal, bird or insect populations which act as reservoirs for infection of domesticated animals.
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