incubation
英 [ɪŋkjʊ'beɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɪŋkju'beʃən]
- n. 孵化；[病毒][医] 潜伏；抱蛋
英英释意
- 1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- 2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
- 3. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body