Look up: Incubation

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   Incubation
   the growth of a pathogen so that it can enter a host.
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   Incubation
   Of a pathogen, its development, growth, and penetration of a plant prior to infection; or its activity within plant tissues subsequent to penetration and up to appearance of symptoms, signs of disease or both.
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   incubation
   [n] - (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear 2. [n] - maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
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   incubation
   holding cultures of microorganisms at a controlled temperature to improve their growth Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • preliminary wetting of organic materials added to the soil in artificial recharging for increasing and maintaining recharge rates,for their decomposition after which they exhibit their beneficial results Category: agricultur...
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   Incubation
   In`cu·ba'tion noun [ Latin incubatio : confer French incubation .] 1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. Ray. 2. (Medicine) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.) 3. A sleeping in a consecrated plac ...
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   incubation
   <microbiology> The development of an infectious disease from the entrance of the pathogen to the appearance of clinical symptoms. ... Origin: L. Incubatio ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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   incubation
   noun maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
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   Incubation
   The word `incubation` (from the Latin `incubare`, `to lie upon`) may refer to: * Avian incubation, sitting on or brooding bird's eggs in order to hatch them * Incubation period, a medical term for the time between being exposed to infection and showing first symptoms * Business incubator, for startup businesses * Incubation (psychology), the process of thinking about a problem subconsciously while being involved in other activities *Incubation (...
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   incubation
   (in″ku-ba´shәn) the provision of proper conditions for growth and development, as for bacterial or tissue cultures. the development of an infectious disease from entrance of the pathogen to appearance of clinical symptoms. the development of the embryo in the egg of oviparous animals.&n...
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    Incubation
    • (n.) A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. • (n.) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.) • (n.) A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams.Incubation: ...
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    incubation
    (from the article `plant disease`) ...of wounds, or natural openings—e.g., stomates [microscopic pores in leaf surfaces], hydathodes [stomatelike openings that secrete water], or ...
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    incubation
    (from the article `oracle`) ...casting of lots or the rustling of tree leaves, or more sophisticated, taking the form of a direct inquiry of an inspired person who then gave the ... ...were combined with other means of prophecy (such as animal sacrifice) and with efforts to heal the sick. In classical Greece, dreams became ... ...of ...
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    incubation
    the maintenance of uniform conditions of temperature and humidity to ensure the development of eggs or, under laboratory conditions, of certain ... [18 related articles]
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    incubation
    (L. incubatio) the development of an infectious disease from the entrance of the pathogen to the appearance of clinical symptoms.
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    incubation
    incubation 1. The act or process of incubating. 2. The state of being incubated. 3. In medicine, the development of an infection from the time the pathogen enters the body until signs or symptoms first appear. 4. The maintenance of an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration in o...
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