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latent period

 
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–noun
1. Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
2. Physiology. the interval between stimulus and reaction.
Also called latency.

Origin:
1830–40
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latent period  
n.  

  1. The interval between exposure to an infectious organism or a carcinogen and the clinical appearance of disease.

  2. The interval between stimulus and response.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: latent period
Function: noun
1 : the period between exposure to a disease-causing agent or process and the appearance of symptoms latentperiod between exposure to a tumorigenic dose of radioactivity and the appearance of tumors>
2 : LATENCY3 latent period than striated muscle>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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latent period n.

  1. The period elapsing between the application of a stimulus and the obvious response, such as the contraction of a muscle.

  2. The interval between exposure to an infectious organism or a carcinogen and the clinical appearance of disease. Also called incubation period.

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latent period  

  1. The interval between exposure to an infectious organism or a carcinogen and the appearance of symptoms or signs of disease.

  2. The period elapsing between the application of a stimulus and the expected response, such as the contraction of a muscle.


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