n09469285
type | n |
lex_filenum | 17 |
def | any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease |
examples | mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever fleas are vectors of the plague aphids are transmitters of plant diseases when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects |
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Hypernym | agent |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; microorganism, micro-organism |
Derivationally related form | transmitter → transmit |
Hyponym | transducing vector, gene delivery vector; carrier, immune carrier |
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Member of this domain - TOPIC | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; microorganism, micro-organism |
Hyponym | agent |
Hypernym | transducing vector, gene delivery vector; carrier, immune carrier |
Derivationally related form | transmit → transmitter |
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