Medical Dictionary
carriage
noun car·riage \ˈkar-ij\
Medical Definition of CARRIAGE
: the condition of harboring a pathogen within the body <immunization against hepatitis B reduced the rate of HBV carriage> <asymptomatic carriage of the pneumococcus in the nasopharynx>
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