incubation

nouns

maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

incubation

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

"no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

incubation

is derived from

is a part of

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

domain category

the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

is a type of (narrower)

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

"we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

brooding, incubation

is derived from