Look up: Incubation Period

1. incubation period
   The period of time between penetration of a host by a pathogen and the first appearance of symptoms on the host. (2, 24)
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2. Incubation period
   The period of time elapsing between entrance or introduction of micro-organisms in the host and the development of symptoms and signs of an infectious disease.
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3. incubation period
   [n] - the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease
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4. incubation period
   Time during which a virus or bacteria develops in the body before symptoms appear
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5. incubation period
   A period prior to the detection of corrosion while the metal is in contact with a corrodent.
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6. Incubation period
   the time period between when an infectious organism enters the body and when symptoms occur
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7. Incubation period
   Incubation period: In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the disease appear. For example, the incubation period of chickenpox is 14-16 days. In biology, the incubation period is the time needed for any particular process of development t...
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8. Incubation period
   The period during which the embryo in an egg develops before hatching. Also, in epidemiology, the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of disease.
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9. incubation period
   <microbiology> The time from the moment of inoculation (exposure) to the development of the clinical manifestations of a particular infectious disease. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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10. incubation period
    the interval of time required for development; especially the time between invasion of the body by a disease-causing organism and the appearance of the first symptoms of disease.
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11. Incubation period
    the time interval between inoculation and appearance of disease symptoms.
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12. Incubation Period
    The phase of an infectious disease from te time the infectious organism enters the body until the time it makes its appearance known with symptoms.
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13. incubation period
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. time interval between invasion of the body by an infecting organism and the appearance of the first sign or symptom it causes; 2. in a disease vector, the period between entry of the disease organism and the time at which the vector is capable of transmitting the disease t...
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14. Incubation Period
    The incubation period is the amount of time between infection with a virus or bacteria to the start of symptoms. The incubation periods of several diseases are given below: Rocky Mountain spotted fever - 2-14 days Smallpox - 12 days Common cold - 2-5 days Measles - 8-12 days Chicken pox - 14-16 days Erythema infectiosum (Fifth Disease) - 13-...
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15. Incubation Period
    The period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of a disease.
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16. INCUBATION PERIOD
    The time between exposure to an infectious disease agent and the onset of clinical signs of disease.
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17. Incubation period
    `Incubation period` is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. The period may be as short as minutes to as long as thirty years in the case of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. While `Latent` or `Lat...
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