LATENT PERIOD


Meaning of LATENT PERIOD in English

1. Also, latency period . Pathol. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.

2. Physiol. the interval between stimulus and reaction. Also called latency .

[ 1830-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .