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Definition of latent period in English: latent periodnoun 1Medicine
The period between infection with a virus or other microorganism and the onset of symptoms, or between exposure to radiation and the appearance of a cancer. Example sentencesExamples - Expect a 3-to 6-week latent period before the full effect is seen at therapeutic doses.
- We report two cases of hidradenitis suppurativa in which squamous cell carcinoma developed after a latent period of 20 years and 35 years, respectively, despite repeated local excisions.
- After asbestos exposure, asbestosis becomes evident only after an appreciable latent period.
- Clinically apparent asbestosis occurs only after a significant latent period.
- As with tobacco, there will be a latent period between the onset of smoking and the development of lung damage, cardiovascular disease, or malignant change.
- It is generally assumed that episodes of brain cancer that appear after latent periods of less than 10 years are merely coincidental associations, not sentinel indicators of causation.
- There is generally a latent period of 20 to 40 years between the occurrence of rheumatic fever and the onset of symptoms.
- There is a long latent period of 20-40 years between exposure and disease expression.
2Physiology
The delay between the receipt of a stimulus by a sensory nerve and the response to it.
Definition of latent period in US English: latent periodnoun 1Medicine
The period between infection with a virus or other microorganism and the onset of symptoms, or between exposure to radiation and the appearance of a cancer. Example sentencesExamples - It is generally assumed that episodes of brain cancer that appear after latent periods of less than 10 years are merely coincidental associations, not sentinel indicators of causation.
- There is generally a latent period of 20 to 40 years between the occurrence of rheumatic fever and the onset of symptoms.
- After asbestos exposure, asbestosis becomes evident only after an appreciable latent period.
- We report two cases of hidradenitis suppurativa in which squamous cell carcinoma developed after a latent period of 20 years and 35 years, respectively, despite repeated local excisions.
- Clinically apparent asbestosis occurs only after a significant latent period.
- Expect a 3-to 6-week latent period before the full effect is seen at therapeutic doses.
- As with tobacco, there will be a latent period between the onset of smoking and the development of lung damage, cardiovascular disease, or malignant change.
- There is a long latent period of 20-40 years between exposure and disease expression.
2Physiology
The delay between the receipt of a stimulus by a sensory nerve and the response to it.
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