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la·tent

(lāt′nt)

adj.

1. Present or potential but not evident or active: latent talent. See Synonyms at inactive.

2. Medicine Present but not symptomatic: a latent virus.

3. Biology Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a latent bud.

4. Psychology Present and accessible in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed.

A fingerprint that is not apparent to the eye but can be made sufficiently visible, as by dusting or fuming, for use in identification.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin latēns, latent-, present participle of latēre, to lie hidden.]

la′tent·ly adv.

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latent

(ˈleɪtənt)

adj

1. potential but not obvious or explicit

2. (Botany) (of buds, spores, etc) dormant

3. (Pathology) pathol (esp of an infectious disease) not yet revealed or manifest

4. (Pathology) (of a virus) inactive in the host cell, its nucleic acid being integrated into, and replicated with, the host cell's DNA

5. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal relating to that part of a dream expressive of repressed desires: latent content. Compare manifest²

[C17: from Latin latēnt-, from latens present participle of latēre to lie hidden]

ˈlatency, ˈlatence n

ˈlatently adv

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la•tent

(ˈleɪt nt)

adj.

1. present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.

2. (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

[1610–20; < Latin latent-, s. of latēns, present participle of latēre to lie hidden]

la′tent•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	latent - potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent" potential, possible - existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
	2.	latent - (pathology) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes" pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

latent

adjective hidden, secret, concealed, invisible, lurking, veiled, inherent, unseen, dormant, undeveloped, quiescent, immanent, unrealized, unexpressed Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
developed, expressed, obvious, realized, apparent, evident, manifest, conspicuous

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latent

adjective

1. Capable of being but not yet in existence:

eventual, possible, potential.

2. Existing in a temporarily inactive form or state:

abeyant, dormant, inactive, quiescent, sleeping.

Translations

كامِن، مُسْتَتِر

utajený

latent

latent verborgen

latente

latent

lappangó

dulinn, leyndur

latente

paslėptas

latents, apslēpts

latent

gizli saklı

潜伏的潜在的隐藏的

latent

[ˈleɪtənt] ADJ [heat] → latente; [tendency] → implícito
latent defect → defecto m latente

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latent

[ˈleɪt^ənt] adj

[heat] → latent(e)

[power, feeling] → latent(e)
latent defect → vice m caché

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

latent

adj → latent; strength also → verborgen; artistic talent, ability also → verborgen, versteckt; heat also → gebunden; energy → ungenutzt; the evil which is latent in all men → das in jedem Menschen latent vorhandene Böse; latent period/phase (Med, Psych) → Latenzperiode/-phase f

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latent

[ˈleɪt/ənt] adj → latente

latent

(ˈleitənt) adjective

hidden or undeveloped, but capable of being developed. a latent talent for music.

la·tent

a. latente, presente pero no activo-a; sin síntomas aparentes; sin manifestación.

latent

adj latente

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ECAP and EABR thresholds of basal, medial and apical electrodes, wave eIII and eV latencies at EABR 200 CU and 180 CU and eIII-eV interwave intervals, amplitude levels of eII and eV waves at this intensity level, and wave eV morphologies were evaluated.

Examination and Comparison of Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials and Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response Results of Children with Cochlear Implantation without Inner Ear Anomaly

Many studies report either prolonged latencies or reduced amplitude of auditory brainstem response (ABR) and P300 in individuals with diabetic mellitus using tonal stimuli or click.

Auditory Late Latency Response in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Latencies of the sensory nerve action potentials were measured from the onset to the initial negative peak.

Comparison of Interpolation Methods in the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Results: We observed significant differences in BERA latencies between diabetic patients and healthy controls.

Evaluation of auditory evoked response among type-II diabetic individuals in central India

Besides, comparison of median and ulnar sensory latencies from digit IV, and of median and radial nerve from digit I can be done.

Lumbrical-interosseous recording technique versus routine electrodiagnostic methods in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Abnormalities in PVEP latencies are much more important diagnostically than abnormalities in PVEP amplitude [10].

Pattern Visual Evoked Potential Changes in Diabetic Patients without Retinopathy. (Research Article)

Inpatients' right ears in the MS group, the wave I, III, and Vpeak latencies and the I-V interpeak latencies were significantly prolonged....

Evaluation of transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem responses in patients with multiple sclerosis

Latencies of I, III, and V were recorded on ipsilateral and contralateral sides.

Brain stem auditory evoked potentials in normal and congenitally blind individuals

SSR latencies were measured from the origin of the trace to its first deflection from baseline.

Inclusion of height and limb length when interpreting sympathetic skin response

In terms of right-left differences, we calculated: the right-left difference between the mean latencies and average velocities of the F-wave of the median/ulnar nerve and the difference in average latency of F-waves for the median/ulnar nerve and ipsilateral ulnar/median nerve.

Electrodiagnostic approach in entrapment neuropathies of the median and ulnar nerves

In online gaming applications, where game consoles and server continuously exchange messages for operations, high latencies freeze the entire game [3][4].