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serial interval

serial interval noun: in epidemiology of communicable (infectious) diseases, the time period between the onset of symptoms with the primary patient and the onset of symptoms with the secondary patient (infected by primary).

Noun

serial interval (plural serial intervals)

  1. In epidemiology of communicable (infectious) diseases, the time period between the onset of symptoms with the primary patient and the onset of symptoms with the secondary patient (infected by primary).

Forms of serial interval

pluralserial intervals

Questions about serial interval

What does serial interval mean?
Serial interval means in epidemiology of communicable (infectious) diseases, the time period between the onset of symptoms with the primary patient and the onset of symptoms with the secondary patient (infected by primary).
What part of speech is serial interval?
Serial interval is a noun.
What is the plural of serial interval?
The plural of serial interval is serial intervals.

Words near serial interval in the dictionary

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