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单词 incubation period
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incubation period


noun Pathology.

the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.

Origin of incubation period

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby incubation period

incrust, incrustation, incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubative stage, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudal
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Example sentences from the Web for incubation period

  • The twelve days correspond to the incubation-period after infection.

    Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for incubation period

incubation period

noun

med the time between exposure to an infectious disease and the appearance of the first signs or symptomsSometimes shortened to: incubation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for incubation period

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 New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for incubation period

incubation period

n.

latent period
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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