Latent period is the time elapsed from virus entry into the cell until the first progeny are released. Latent period can also refer to the time delay between muscle stimulation and the beginning of contraction. ...
1. The period between infection and the appearance of new inoculum. (See incubation period.) 2. Elapsed time between phage infection or induction and lysis of bacterial cells. 3. Period after acquisition of virus by a vector before it becomes infective. (8, 24) 
a seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestation of response, or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response.
in a muscle, delay between the imposition of a stimulus and the onset of development of tension
A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestation of response or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
a seemingly inactive period, as an incubation period or the time between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response (latency, def. 2).
the time between exposure to a toxic material and the appearance of a resultant health effect.
The time between infection and sporulation of the pathogen on the host, or time from the start of a virus vector's feeding period until the vector is able to transmit the virus to healthy plants.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the period elapsing between the application of a stimulus and the response, contraction of a muscle; Synonyms: incubation period1
[n] - the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
noun the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms