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LATENT PERIOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("latent period" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
Synonyms:
latency; latent period; reaction time; response time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("latent period" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
