Meaning Of The Word Latent period

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latent period in American English
the interval in the course of a disease between infection and the first appearance of the symptoms; incubation period
noun: the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease

latent period in British English
noun: the incubation period of an infectious disease, before symptoms appear

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