1. vector-borne_transmission

noun. indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person.

Rhymes with Vector Algebra

2. algebra

noun. ['ˈældʒəbrə'] the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations.

3. vector

noun. ['ˈvɛktɝ'] a variable quantity that can be resolved into components.

4. vector

noun. ['ˈvɛktɝ'] a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction.

5. vector

noun. ['ˈvɛktɝ'] any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease.

6. vector

noun. ['ˈvɛktɝ'] (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell.