Harbour
Harbour (Medicine)
Harbour (pronounced: /ˈhɑː.bər/) is a term used in the field of medicine to describe the act or condition of providing a place of safety or refuge for pathogens or disease causing agents. The term is derived from the Old English herebeorg, meaning a shelter or place of refuge.
Etymology
The term 'Harbour' in a medical context is derived from the Old English herebeorg, which means a shelter or place of refuge. This term was used to describe the act of providing a safe place for something or someone. In medicine, it is used to describe the condition where a host organism provides a safe place for pathogens or disease causing agents to survive and multiply.
Related Terms
- Host (biology): An organism that harbours a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist guest (symbiont), typically providing nourishment and shelter.
- Pathogen: A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
- Disease: A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
- Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Harbour
- Wikipedia's article - Harbour
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