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nounany agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
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nouna straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is directiontype of:
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nouna variable quantity that can be resolved into componentstype of:
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noun(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a celltype of:
Examples of vector
- "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"
- "fleas are vectors of the plague"
- "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"