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incubation period

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noun Pathology.
  1. the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
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Origin of incubation period

First recorded in 1875–80
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  • The twelve days correspond to the incubation-period after infection.

    Experiments on Animals

    Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for incubation period

incubation period

noun
  1. med the time between exposure to an infectious disease and the appearance of the first signs or symptomsSometimes shortened to: incubation
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incubation period in Medicine

incubation period

n.
  1. latent period
  2. incubative stage
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incubation period in Culture

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.

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