prepatent period

pre·pa·tent period

noun \-ˈpāt-^ənt-\

Definition of PREPATENT PERIOD

: the period between infection with a parasite and the demonstration of the parasite in the body especially as determined by the recovery of an infective form (as oocysts or eggs) from the blood or feces

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