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noun Pathology.
- the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
noun
- med the time between exposure to an infectious disease and the appearance of the first signs or symptomsSometimes shortened to: incubation
n.
- latent period
- incubative stage
The amount of time it takes for symptoms of a disease to appear after an individual is infected (see infection) with the pathogen that causes the disease.