Incubation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
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Senses
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maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
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sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- brooding
- plural
- Incubations
- possessive
- Incubation's
- pluralpossessive
- Incubations'