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reservoir
(redirected from continent urinary reservoir)

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res·er·voir  (rzr-vwär, -vwôr, -vôr)
n.
1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
2. A receptacle or chamber for storing a fluid.
3. An underground accumulation of petroleum or natural gas.
4. Anatomy See cisterna.
5. A large or extra supply; a reserve: a reservoir of good will.
6. Medicine An organism or a population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.

[French réservoir, from réserver, to reserve, from Old French reserver; see reserve.]

reservoir
Noun
1. a natural or artificial lake for storing water for community use
2. a large supply of something: a vast reservoir of youthful enthusiasm [French réservoir]

reservoir  (rzr-vwär)
1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage of water.
2. An underground mass of rock or sediment that is porous and permeable enough to allow oil or natural gas to accumulate in it.
3. An organism that is the host for a parasitic pathogen or that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen to which it is immune.

Reservoir a store; a collection; a reserve.
Examples: reservoir of important facts, 1837; of means, 1784; of nourishment, 1813; of water, 1708.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reservoirreservoir - a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"
supply - an amount of something available for use
2.reservoirreservoir - lake used to store water for community use
water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
3.reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
sump - an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
storage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
water tower - a large reservoir for water
4.reservoir - anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"
thing - a separate and self-contained entity

reservoir
noun 1. lake, pond, basin
Translations

reservoir [ˈrɛzəvwɑːʳ] n (= artificial lake) → embalse m; represa;
(small) → depósito
reservoir [ˈrɛzəvwɑːʳ] nréservoir m
reservoir [ˈrɛzəvwɑːʳ] n (lit, fig) → Reservoir nt
reservoir [ˈrɛzəvwɑːʳ] nserbatoio (= artificial lake); bacino idrico

reservoir
n reservoir [ˈrezəvwaː]
a place, usually a man-made lake, where water for drinking etc is stored. reservoirخَزّان، صِهْريجводохранилищеrezervoár, nádrž; zásobárnareservoirdas Wasserreservoirδεξαμενήembalse, depósitoreservuaarآب انبار؛ منبع ۀبtekojärviréservoirמַאֲגָרजलाशयrezervoargyűjtőmedencewadukvatnsþróserbatoio, cisterna貯水池저수지, 저수조rezervuarasrezervuārskawasan takungan airreservoirmagasin, bassengzbiornikreservatóriolac de acumulareводохранилищеrezervoárzbiralnikrezervoarvattenreservoarอ่างเก็บน้ำsu deposu, bent水庫,蓄水池водосховище; водоймаحوضhồ nhân tạo

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a continent urinary reservoir constructed from a detubularized bowel segment or from a segment of the stomach, with implantation of the ureters and urethra; used to replace the bladder following cystectomy.
 
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