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- DictionaryIn·cu·ba·tion pe·ri·od/ˌinkyəˈbāSHən/
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- 1. the period over which eggs, cells, etc. are incubated.
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Incubation period is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. In a typical infectious disease, the incubation period signifies the period taken by the multiplying organism to reach a threshold necessary to produce symptoms in the host. Wikipedia