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noun

Latency n.

The state or quality of being latent. "To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency."

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.

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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Etymology of 'Latency'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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