Taber's Medical Dictionary
registry
(rej′ĭ-strē )
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1. A database that holds the names of patients who share common characteristics, usually diseases.
2. An office or book containing a list of nurses ready for duty; a placement bureau for nurses.
3. A placement bureau for nurses.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Registry." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767677/all/registry.
Registry. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767677/all/registry. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Registry. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767677/all/registry
Registry [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767677/all/registry.
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