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.
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.
extrinsic
of external origin.
extrinsic allergic alveolitis
see hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
extrinsic factor
see extrinsic factor.
extrinsic incubation period
the period between infection of the arthropod insect vector and the vector's ability to infect the next vertebrate host.
extrinsic pathway
see coagulation pathways.
extrinsic protein
see membrane proteins.