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Latency  n.  
1.
The state or quality of being latent. "To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency."
2.
The time between a stimulus the appearance of the response; the time between any causal action and the first appearance of the effect. Called also latent period.
3.
Hence: (Med.) The time between exposure to a carcinogen or other disease-causing agent and the appearance of the consequent disease.





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Words linked to "Latency" :   interval, potential, rotational latency, latency stage, time interval, latent period, potency, latency phase, response time, potentiality, access time, computer science, reaction time


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