Look up: Incubation


  1. Incubation
    the growth of a pathogen so that it can enter a host.
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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/39

  5. 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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  6. incubation
    noun maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
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  7. 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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  8. 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 th...
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  9. 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 ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/15



  1. 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 classic...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/15

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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 co...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/582/

  5. Incubation
    [psychology] Incubation is one of the 4 proposed stages of creativity: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification. Incubation is defined as a process of unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in n...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_(psychology)

  6. incubation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: in′kyū-bā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Act of maintaining controlled environmental conditions for the purpose of favoring growth or development of microbial or tissue cultures or to maintain optimal conditions for a chemical or immunologic reaction. 2. Ma...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=44102

  7. Incubation
    [ritual] Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure. Incubation was practised by many ancient cultures. In perhaps the most well known instance among the Hebrews, found in 1 Kings 3, Solomon went to G...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_(ritual)

  8. Incubation
    Incubation is the mode in which birds commonly bring forth their young, that of sitting on the eggs till they are hatched by the natural heat of the body. In general it is the female which undergoes the labour of incubation, but among some species, chiefly of monogamous birds, the male relieves the ...
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  9. Incubation
    The period of time from egg fertilization until hatching.
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  10. incubation
    1) Aid 2) Attention 3) Care 4) Tending 5) The growth of a pathogen so that it can enter a host
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/incubation/1

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