indirect (redirected from indirectness)

indirect /in·di·rect/ (in?di-rekt´)

1. not immediate or straight.

2. acting through an intermediary agent.

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indirect

done through an intermediate animal or function.

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indirect advertising

advertising about the veterinary profession which indirectly benefits individual veterinarians.

indirect comparisons

comparisons made between individuals or groups in different locations.

indirect contact

see indirect contact.

indirect fluorescent antibody

see fluorescence microscopy.

indirect repeat

see inverted repeat.

indirect selection

improving one character while selecting on another.

indirect social distance

social distance is distance between contacts in an infectious disease; indirect social distance is distance between indirect contacts.

indirect transmission of infection

transmission of infection via another medium, e.g. housing or bedding, without the animals ever being close to each other.