incubación

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin incubātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /inkubaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inkubaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: in‧cu‧ba‧ción

Noun

incubación f (plural incubaciones)

  1. incubation
    • 2015 December 10, “Guatemala confirma 29 casos de virus del Zika”, in Frontera.info:
      El virus es transmitido por la picadura de mosquitos del género Aedes, tanto en ámbitos urbanos como selváticos, y sus síntomas aparecen después de un periodo de incubación de tres a doce días, y que duran de cuatro a siete días.
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