Medical Dictionary

habitat

noun hab·i·tat \ˈhab-ə-ˌtat\

Medical Definition of HABITAT

1
:  the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally occurs <the human pubic region is the natural habitat of the crab louse>
2
:  a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live surrounded by inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)

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