incubative stage

[ ĭn′kyə-bā′tĭv, ĭng′- ]

n.

The primary stage of certain infectious diseases during which prodromal symptoms appear.incubation period latent stage prodromal stage

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Nearby words

incrustation, incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubative stage, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudal, incudectomy

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