Medical Dictionary

surveillance

noun sur·veil·lance
\sər-ˈvā-lən(t)s also -ˈvāl-yən(t)s or -ˈvā-ən(t)s\

Medical Definition of SURVEILLANCE

:  close and continuous observation or testing <serological surveillance>—see immunological surveillance
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