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something that is easily spread from one host to another a pathogenic microbe an abnormal state in which the body is in a state of homeostatic imbalance the presence of a microbe in the body

Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Publisher:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Chapter2: The Human Body In Health And Disease

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something that is easily spread from one host to another
a pathogenic microbe
an abnormal state in which the body is in a state of homeostatic imbalance
the presence of a microbe in the body

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