(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
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latency period::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | latency phase, latency stage |
| Type of | phase, stage |
Examples of latency period
latency period
Latency period after infection can last up to 10 years with no symptoms.
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The latency period for cancers linked to arsenic is estimated to be about 20 or more years.
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The disease's latency period is usually three to seven days.
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Because of a decades-long latency period, such diagnoses are expected for at least another 10 years.
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This results in a measurably decreased latency period for withdrawal to painful or innocuous stimuli.
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Steeped in the soft-edged eroticism of Freud's latency period, they gambol together through the jellyfish fields.
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This reduction in incidence had a latency period of around 10 years, suggesting an effect on early carcinogenesis.
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According to the CDC, the latency period for someone who is first exposed to asbestos and clinical disease is 20-40 years.
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The risks have been hard to prove, mainly due to the long latency period involved in cancer development, explains Sadetzki.
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