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incubation period

 
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–noun Pathology.
the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
Origin:
1875–80
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Cultural Dictionary

incubation period

The amount of time it takes for symptoms of a disease to appear after an individual is infected (see infection) with the pathogen that causes the disease.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: incubation period
Function: noun
: the period between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the manifestation of the disease it causes
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

incubation period n.

  1. See latent period.

  2. See incubative stage.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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