单词	latencies
释义	latency noun la·​ten·​cy ˈlā-tᵊn(t)-sē  plural latencies 1 : the quality or state of being latent : dormancy latency is a characteristic common to all members of the troublesome herpes family Claudia Wallis 2 : something latent writers who know how to evoke these latencies E. C. Lindeman 3 : a stage of psychosexual (see psychosexual sense 1) development following the phallic (see phallic sense 3) stage that extends from about the age of five or six to the beginning of puberty and during which sexual urges often appear to lie dormant 4 : latent period sense 2 Synonyms abeyance cold storage deep freeze doldrums dormancy holding pattern moratorium quiescence suspended animation suspense suspension See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the flower bulbs went from latency to full bloom in a matter of days Word History First Known Use 1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing latency latency period latency period Medical Definition latency noun la·​ten·​cy ˈlāt-ᵊn-sē  plural latencies 1 or latency period or latent period a : the quality or state of being latent especially : the state or period of living or developing in a host without producing symptoms The cellular mechanisms by which viral latency is maintained or viral replication is induced is not known. Science During this nonreplicating latent period, the virus' home is believed to be the ganglia of nerves serving the area where the herpes lesion initially appeared. The Journal of the American Medical Association b : the time or period between exposure to a disease-causing agent or process and the onset of symptoms or disease In the worst cases, chronic active hepatitis develops and can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and finally to hepatocellular carcinoma. … Usually the cancer does not develop until after a 30- to 50- year latency period … Peter Tiollais and Marie-Annick Buenidia, Scientific American 2 usually latency period or latency stage : a stage of psychosexual development that follows the phallic stage and precedes the genital stage, extends from about the age of five or six to the beginning of puberty, and during which sexual urges often appear to lie dormant 3 or latent period : the time interval between application of a stimulus and the beginning of an identifiable response (such as muscle contraction) : reaction time latencies noun plural of latency as in suspensions a state of temporary inactivity the flower bulbs went from latency to full bloom in a matter of days Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance suspensions suspenses moratoriums dormancies recessions comas cold storages quiescences inertias deep freezes abeyances holding patterns moratoria inactions suspended animations recesses standstills doldrums downtimes slumbers rests hibernations torpors sleeps remissions impasses hypnoses reposes layoffs Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuations continuances resumptions resuscitations renewals recommencements
随便看	discomfited discomfiters discomfiting discomfitingly discomfits discomfiture discomfitures discomfort discomfortable discomfortably discomforted discomforting discomforts discommend discommendable discommendation discommended discommending discommends discommissions discommode discommoded discommodes discommoding discommodious

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