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noun

Also latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.

Physiology. the interval between stimulus and reaction.

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Also called latency.

Origin of latent period

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby latent period

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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
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The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
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The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.
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The FCC investigation recently closed its comment period on the Marriott case.
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Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.
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The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.
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Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.
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She did her work at a most interesting period in Dutch painting.
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(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
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At this period it brought enormous prices, the finest selling at from fifteen to eighteen shillings per pound.
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British Dictionary definitions for latent period

latent period

noun

the incubation period of an infectious disease, before symptoms appear

another name for latent time

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Medical definitions for latent period

latent period

n.

The period elapsing between the application of a stimulus and the obvious response, such as the contraction of a muscle.

The interval between exposure to an infectious organism or a carcinogen and the clinical appearance of disease.incubation period

Scientific definitions for latent period

latent period

The interval between exposure to an infectious organism or a carcinogen and the appearance of symptoms or signs of disease.

The period elapsing between the application of a stimulus and the expected response, such as the contraction of a muscle.

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