ingkubasyon
ingkubasyón with stress marks
incubation
Usage Note
Ingkubasyon is used in medical and biological contexts to describe either the period between infection and the onset of symptoms, or the process of keeping eggs warm until they hatch. The term became widely recognized during the COVID-19 pandemic through the phrase panahon ng ingkubasyon.
Examples
" Maikli ang ingkubasyon ng sakit. "
Natural Translation
The incubation of the disease is short.
Literal Translation
Short the incubation of-the disease.
" Ang panahon ng ingkubasyon ng sakit na iyon ay dalawa hanggang sampung araw. "
Natural Translation
The incubation period of that disease is two to ten days.
Literal Translation
The period of-the incubation of-the disease that is two until ten days.
" Sa panahon ng pandemya, mahalagang malaman ang haba ng ingkubasyon upang matukoy kung gaano katagal dapat manatili sa quarantine ang isang pasyente. "
Natural Translation
During the pandemic, it was important to know the length of the incubation in order to determine how long a patient should stay in quarantine.
Literal Translation
In time of pandemic, important to-know the length of-the incubation so to-determine how long should stay in quarantine the one patient.
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