Incubation-period Definition

noun

(epidemiology) The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.

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incubation-period
Plural:
incubation periods

Incubation-period Sentence Examples

  • A parasite may be restricted during a long incubation-period, however, and rampant and destructive later (Ustilago).

  • Members stated that the 72 hour incubation period used in the micronucleus assay was inappropriate.

  • The parvo virus requires a seven to 14 day incubation period before internal effects and symptoms begin to develop.

  • The incubation period ranges from three to 21 days, but cases are most infectious from seven to ten days before and after the onset of symptoms.

  • The incubation period is about one week.

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