incubation period

noun

Pathology.

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

incubation period

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: incubation. med the time between exposure to an infectious disease and the appearance of the first signs or symptoms

incubation period

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incubation period¹

First recorded in 1875–80