INCUBATION PERIOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incubation period mean? 

• INCUBATION PERIOD (noun)
  The noun INCUBATION PERIOD has 1 sense:

1. the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease

  Familiarity information: INCUBATION PERIOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCUBATION PERIOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("incubation period" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

 Context examples 

A genus of the family Retroviridae consisting of non-oncogenic retroviruses that produce multi-organ diseases characterized by long incubation periods and persistent infection.

(Lentivirus, NCI Thesaurus)

The study found that this process is made possible as a result of the changes that occur in the eggshell nanostructure during the incubation period.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

An acute viral infection of the respiratory tract, occurring in isolated cases, in epidemics, or in pandemics; it is caused by serologically different strains of viruses (influenzaviruses) designated A, B, and C, has a 3-day incubation period, and usually lasts for 3 to 10 days.

(Influenza, NCI Thesaurus)

Eggshells are strong enough to resist fractures during the incubation period.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)