prepatent
- adjective
- /ˌpriːˈpeɪtənt/
- Specialized
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prepatente
- During the prepatent interval, the parasite remains undetectable in standard blood tests.
- prepatent period
Examples
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The prepatent period among the species varies from 6 months to 12 months (Urquhart et al., 1996; Osterman, 2005).
Academic text (2015) -
Large strongyles larvae migrate widely within the host through extra-alimentary tissues with a minimum of 6-month prepatent period (Kaplan, 2004).
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The prepatent phase of the infection can last several weeks before any symptoms appear.
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Understanding the prepatent duration helps researchers predict when the disease will be diagnosable.
Synonyms
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6.1
The time between catching an infection and the first signs of illness
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3.5
Time between becoming infected and showing symptoms
An early stage of a disease before symptoms appear
Before symptoms appear, a person can still spread a disease
An early idea about a patient's illness before official tests show it
How Detectable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prepatent breaks into pre- ('before') and patent, from an old word meaning 'open' or 'show'. In medicine, a prepatent period is the time before a disease 'shows' or becomes detectable, which is why tests may not find it yet.