潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)

せんぷくきかん
noun
incubation period
formalhealth
1. incubation period
The time between exposure to a pathogen or infection and the appearance of symptoms.
潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)は約(やく)二週間(にしゅうかん)だ。
The incubation period is about two weeks.
潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)が長(なが)いため、感染(かんせん)に気(き)づきにくい。
Because the incubation period is long, it is hard to notice the infection.
インフルエンザの潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)は一日(いちにち)から三日(みっか)程度(ていど)とされている。
The incubation period for influenza is said to be about one to three days.

Usage

A medical and scientific term commonly encountered in health news, public health announcements, and discussions of infectious diseases.

Common collocations

  • 潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)が長(なが)い (the incubation period is long)
  • 潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)は〜日(にち) (the incubation period is ~ days)
  • 潜伏期間(せんぷくきかん)中(ちゅう) (during the incubation period)

Similar words

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