Main Entry: pre·pa·tent period Pronunciation: -'pAt-&nt- Function: noun : the period between infection with a parasite and thedemonstration of the parasite in the body especially as determined by the recovery of an infective form (as oocysts or eggs) from the blood or feces
prepatent period pre·pat·ent period (prē-pāt'nt, -pāt'nt) n. The interval between infection of an individual by a parasitic organism and the first ability to detect from that host a diagnostic stage of the organism.
