incubation 音标拼音: [
, ɪŋkjub'eʃən]
n . 抱蛋,孵化,熟虑
抱蛋,孵化,熟虑
incubation n 1 :
maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development 2 : (
pathology )
the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear 3 :
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body [
synonym : {
brooding }, {
incubation }]
Incubation \
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n . [
L .
incubatio :
cf .
F .
incubation .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young ;
a brooding on ,
or keeping warm , (
eggs )
to develop the life within ,
by any process . --
Ray .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Med .)
The development of a disease from its causes ,
or its period of incubation . (
See below .)
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams . --
Tylor .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
The maintenance (
of a living organism ,
such as microorganisms or a premature baby )
in appropriate conditions ,
such as of temperature ,
humidity ,
or atmospheric composition ,
for growth .
[
PJC ]
5 .
The gradual development in some interior environment ,
until fully formed ;
as ,
the incubation time for developing a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first discovery .
[
PJC ]
{
Period of incubation },
or {
Stage of incubation } (
Med .),
the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an infectious disease and the attack resulting from it ;
the time during which an infective agent must grow in the body before producing overt symptoms of disease .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
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