the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development |
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body |
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear |
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause | |