reservoir (redirected from Water reservoir)

reservoir /re·ser·voir/ (rez´er-vwahr)

1. a storage place or cavity.

2. cistern.

3. an alternate host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.

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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.

Pecquet's reservoir  cisterna chyli.

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res·er·voir (rzr-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.

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Reservoir

A population in which a virus is maintained without causing serious illness to the infected individuals.

Mentioned in: Hemorrhagic Fevers

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reservoir

[rez′ərvwär]

Etymology: Fr, réservoir

a chamber or receptacle for holding or storing a fluid.

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reservoir

1. a storage place or cavity.

2. an alternative host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.

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reservoir control

control of infection in animal, bird or insect populations which act as reservoirs for infection of domesticated animals.