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incubation period

noun

Etymology

Since 1850s, from earlier period of incubation, attested in that now obsolete sense since late 1820s, which is a calque of French période d'incubation (attested since mid-1810s), itself a calque from Latin periodus incubationis (attested since 1770s).

  1. derived from periodus incubationis
  2. calqued from période d'incubation

Definitions

  1. The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation,…

    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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