latency period

collocation in English

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latency
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleɪ.tən.si/us
/ˈleɪ.tən.si/
the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or ...
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period
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
the clothes or furniture of a particular time ...
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(Definition oflatencyandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The maximum length of infection (t4) is the sum of thelatencyperiodand infectious period.
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We assume that only latent individuals between the minimumlatencyperiod(t1) and the prodromal period (t2x4 to t2x1) travel.
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Thislatencyperiodis now over and at present molecular biology techniques are making inroads in all fields of clinical medicine.
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Weight gain has alatencyperiod.
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Thelatencyperiodfor mesothelioma may be 2050 years.
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A dormancy and/orlatencyperiodmay be entered.
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There is a 20 to 30-yearlatencyperiodbetween the initiation of regular smoking and the development of cancer.
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It is too early to expect to see any change in the incidence of occupational asthma, given the variablelatencyperiodassociated with this disease.
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These rulings addressed the 20-50 yearlatencyperiodof serious asbestos-related illnesses.
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Thelatencyperiodbetween exposure and development of lung cancer is 20 to 30.
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Eventually (typically after alatencyperiod) the left ventricle will become decompensated, and filling pressures will increase.
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The time between being taken up by the insect and reaching an infectious titre in the salivary glands is called thelatencyperiod.
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Based upon historical sales data, thelatencyperiodbetween sales is taken as a gauge of whether an item is on the shelf.
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If attention was what decided the location of the target then the saccadelatencyperiodwould be longer for saccades made away from the target.
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After alatencyperiodof 510 minutes irritation of the eyes, lungs and mucous membranes develops followed by headache, nausea and persistent vomiting.
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The longlatencyperiodbefore developing symptoms and the greater tolerance of cattle to mercury poisoning also contributed to the mistaken impression the surplus seed grain was safe to eat.
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Results can not be viewed as conclusive, however, because of various limitations: the lack of individual exposure data, shortlatencyperiod, and small population size for certain cancer types.
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