extrinsic incubation period


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ex·trin·sic in·cu·ba·tion pe·ri·od

time required for the development of a disease agent in a vector, from the time of uptake of the agent to the time when the vector is infective.
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ex·trin·sic in·cu·ba·tion pe·ri·od

(eks-trin'zik in'kyū-bā'shŭn pēr'ē-ŏd)
Time required for the development of a disease agent in a vector, from the time of uptake of the agent to the time when the vector is infective.
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