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sentinel

adj sen·ti·nel \ˈsent-ən-əl\

Medical Definition of SENTINEL

:  being an individual or part of a population potentially susceptible to an infection or infestation that is being monitored for the appearance or recurrence of the causative pathogen or parasite

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