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 ]
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 . 2012