Definition of latent in English:

latent

adjective ˈleɪt(ə)ntˈleɪtnt

1(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
（性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的
they have a huge reserve of latent talent
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess I was perceived as simply latent talent…
- By forcing the internet to be accessible to everyone, there is a risk that we are levelling it down, reducing its potential to suit many competing, latent, unrealised needs.
- This would release humankind from the drudgery of wage-slavery and release the latent talents of 3 billion people.
- By the twentieth century the investigations of cognitive psychology had established creativity as a latent quality in every person, applicable to any field of human endeavour.
- If you'll excuse me, I have to go tell my wife and children about my latent homosexual qualities and accompanying gender confusion.
- Now, students try their hand at designing, fabrication and displaying models showcasing their latent talent and perception towards various subjects and languages.
- Mentors represent a vital component of this latent potential for educational renewal and reform.
- TV quizzes have kindled many a latent quizzing talent and brought them to the fore.
- Luckily, the discovery of a latent talent for ventriloquism was soon to change his seemingly tragic fate.
- Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but patchy quality.
- They were of course unaware of the latent potential for economic growth just around the corner.
- I also think this fear and tension is helping to bring up a normally only latent or dormant aggression and anger that's always been around in our culture.
- Customer needs and wants, both existing and latent, must be identified through research; know what competitors are offering the customer.
- This latent predisposition would underlie the adolescent's risk for runaway and experiences with parents, teachers, classmates, and friends.
- The course aims at harnessing the latent talent of participants.
- The model or template here is taken from Freud's interpretation of dreams and the distinction between manifest and latent content.
- For these children from the city's slums and streets, it will be an opportunity to express themselves and discover their latent talents.
- We were surprised at the response as well as the children's latent talents.
- The effort is to harness the latent talent in the country in TV production, broadcast journalism and media management.
- Amid the groves of academe, entrenched in the ivy covered tranquil buildings, there lurks more politics, latent hostility and simply bad manners than one can imagine.
Synonyms
dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
1. 1.1Biology Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
  〔生〕（芽、静止期等）休眠的，潜伏的
  axillary buds or eyes in the leaf axils are latent growth buds
  Example sentencesExamples
  At each node, the vegetative bud either remained latent or developed as a leafy shoot.
  In grapevine, the current season's growth consists of shoots growing from latent buds produced during the previous cycle and made up of five to nine phytomers.
  In spring, when the plant is removed from winter storage, one to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the cuts.
  Cell proliferation and cell fate are controlled from dividing cell division centres (called meristems) or latent pluripotent stem cells within the cambium or pericycle.
  Both active and latent enzyme forms were present in all the culture fluids.
  One to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the pruning cuts.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
2. 1.2 (of a disease) not yet manifesting the usual symptoms.
  diabetes may be latent for some years before diagnosis
  the latent stage of syphilis
  Example sentencesExamples
  These include chemoprophylaxis for patients with latent infection, and strategies for chemotherapy of dually infected individuals.
  After the secondary stage, some people with syphilis progress to a latent stage where they have no more symptoms.
  Therefore, the possibility of neurosyphilis should be considered in patients with early or late latent syphilis.
  Results were similar for two additional adults with latent tuberculosis infection.
  A positive test with no evidence of active tuberculosis is latent tuberculosis.
  Elimination of tuberculosis in industrialized nations hinges on diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection to prevent disease.
  Before initiating treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, physicians must ensure that active disease is not present.
  Very little is known regarding the usefulness of pyrazinamide and levofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection.
  During the latent stage of syphilis, skin lesions resolve, and patients are asymptomatic.
  Primiquine prophylaxis was administered for latent disease.
  These inconsistent findings may be explained by a variation in the detection of latent disease.
  Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular organism capable of persistent latent infection.
  Nevertheless, adult turkeys may harbor latent infections of coccidia that flare up when the host individual is stressed.
  Others include developing regimens that shorten the length of therapy and treating latent disease.
  Sometimes latent tuberculosis becomes active years later.
  The bacteria may cause active disease, or they may persist at a low level for years before causing disease, a condition known as latent infection.
  Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection.
  Thus, the combination of obesity with a genetically-based insulin derangement, may reveal latent diabetes.
  During latent infection, bradyzoites are present in tissue cysts.
  Screening for latent tuberculosis infection is most effective if those with positive test results are likely to progress to clinical disease.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
3. 1.3Physiology (of a microorganism, especially a virus) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage, or when transmitted to another body.
  （微生物，尤指病毒）蛰伏的，潜伏的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The benefits of HRT may be latent until older age, when cognitive reserve is depleting or Alzheimer's disease is more likely to set in.
  Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when reactivation of the latent virus in the trigeminal ganglia involves the ophthalmic division of the nerve.
  First, they stimulated the T-cells strongly enough to prompt the cell to express latent virus but not to trigger other cellular functions.
  Many asylum seekers carry the microbe in a harmless latent form.
  Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection.
  Also, a latent adenovirus infection has been reported to induce corticosteroid resistance.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused

Derivatives

latency

noun ˈleɪt(ə)nsiˈleɪtənsi

mass noun

1The state of existing but not yet being developed or manifest; concealment.
（性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的
tension, and the latency of violence, make the greatest impressions
Length of follow up before determination of disease outcome varies and may not correspond to disease latency in humans
You did not explore all the alternative research approaches to yours in dealing with the problem of latency, which is the heart of your project.
It also brings drive latency down to just two milliseconds.
Example sentencesExamples
- we compared latency to consume novel foods and phobia of novel objects between populations.
- Progressive muscle relaxation resulted in significant decreases in the latency of sleep onset.
- Response latency and accuracy were recorded by a computer.
- The problem is, whenever intelligence is injected into a process, latency is introduced.
- There was a decrease in response latency.
- The latency of the electrical response was also prolonged.
- We measured the latency of the choice for each female.
- Tension, and the latency of violence, make the greatest impressions.
- Exercise has been observed to reduce sleep latency and lengthen time spent asleep.
- We also recorded the latency to the first aggressive behavior.
1. 1.1 The state of a disease not yet manifesting the usual symptoms.
  the latency of tumours in mice
  as modifier the disease's latency period can last up to five years
  Example sentencesExamples
  The latency of tumors in mice receiving the treatment was significantly increased.
  There may be different latency periods for the two malignancies.
  Exposure to arsenic leads to cancer only after a latency period.
  The disease's latency period can last up to five years, making it difficult to detect.
  A long latency period can make it difficult to associate asthma with an occupational source.
2Computing
The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer.
poor performance due to network latency
as modifier subscribers can expect some latency time when issuing a request
count noun there are several ways to minimize rotational latencies
Example sentencesExamples
- They have revised the product, tightening up latencies and improving performance.
- If there is a little latency when a customer opens your e-mail, you might lose that customer.
- If the network is busy, then voice calls can suffer from latency and the quality of the service becomes unacceptably low.
- Fast streaming technology reduces server latency.
- Being the Internet, you can also not count on perfectly low latency connections all the time.

latently

adverb

A person may remain latently infected and harbor the bacteria, in a non-growing or slow-growing form, for decades with no symptoms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The authors conclude that continuous exposure to varicella virus through community contacts protects latently infected adults from developing clinical shingles.
- He considered that all reactionary classes - that is, all non-proletarian components of society - were latently fascist.
- Each Loss Leader is divinely packaged, having been designed at no little expense by our latently talented art department.
- I think most people are latently psychic to different degrees.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin latent- 'being hidden', from the verb latere.

The word latent comes from Latin latere ‘be hidden’.

Rhymes

blatant

Definition of latent in US English:

latent

adjectiveˈlātntˈleɪtnt

1(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
（性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的
discovering her latent talent for diplomacy
发现她潜在的外交才能。
Example sentencesExamples
- The course aims at harnessing the latent talent of participants.
- For these children from the city's slums and streets, it will be an opportunity to express themselves and discover their latent talents.
- Customer needs and wants, both existing and latent, must be identified through research; know what competitors are offering the customer.
- I guess I was perceived as simply latent talent…
- By forcing the internet to be accessible to everyone, there is a risk that we are levelling it down, reducing its potential to suit many competing, latent, unrealised needs.
- Now, students try their hand at designing, fabrication and displaying models showcasing their latent talent and perception towards various subjects and languages.
- This latent predisposition would underlie the adolescent's risk for runaway and experiences with parents, teachers, classmates, and friends.
- We were surprised at the response as well as the children's latent talents.
- They were of course unaware of the latent potential for economic growth just around the corner.
- Luckily, the discovery of a latent talent for ventriloquism was soon to change his seemingly tragic fate.
- This would release humankind from the drudgery of wage-slavery and release the latent talents of 3 billion people.
- TV quizzes have kindled many a latent quizzing talent and brought them to the fore.
- If you'll excuse me, I have to go tell my wife and children about my latent homosexual qualities and accompanying gender confusion.
- By the twentieth century the investigations of cognitive psychology had established creativity as a latent quality in every person, applicable to any field of human endeavour.
- Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but patchy quality.
- I also think this fear and tension is helping to bring up a normally only latent or dormant aggression and anger that's always been around in our culture.
- The effort is to harness the latent talent in the country in TV production, broadcast journalism and media management.
- The model or template here is taken from Freud's interpretation of dreams and the distinction between manifest and latent content.
- Mentors represent a vital component of this latent potential for educational renewal and reform.
- Amid the groves of academe, entrenched in the ivy covered tranquil buildings, there lurks more politics, latent hostility and simply bad manners than one can imagine.
Synonyms
dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
1. 1.1Biology (of a bud, resting stage, etc.) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
  〔生〕（芽、静止期等）休眠的，潜伏的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both active and latent enzyme forms were present in all the culture fluids.
  Cell proliferation and cell fate are controlled from dividing cell division centres (called meristems) or latent pluripotent stem cells within the cambium or pericycle.
  At each node, the vegetative bud either remained latent or developed as a leafy shoot.
  One to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the pruning cuts.
  In spring, when the plant is removed from winter storage, one to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the cuts.
  In grapevine, the current season's growth consists of shoots growing from latent buds produced during the previous cycle and made up of five to nine phytomers.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
2. 1.2 (of a disease) in which the usual symptoms are not yet manifest.
  （疾病）潜伏的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Elimination of tuberculosis in industrialized nations hinges on diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection to prevent disease.
  These include chemoprophylaxis for patients with latent infection, and strategies for chemotherapy of dually infected individuals.
  Very little is known regarding the usefulness of pyrazinamide and levofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection.
  The bacteria may cause active disease, or they may persist at a low level for years before causing disease, a condition known as latent infection.
  Results were similar for two additional adults with latent tuberculosis infection.
  A positive test with no evidence of active tuberculosis is latent tuberculosis.
  Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection.
  During latent infection, bradyzoites are present in tissue cysts.
  Thus, the combination of obesity with a genetically-based insulin derangement, may reveal latent diabetes.
  During the latent stage of syphilis, skin lesions resolve, and patients are asymptomatic.
  Therefore, the possibility of neurosyphilis should be considered in patients with early or late latent syphilis.
  Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular organism capable of persistent latent infection.
  These inconsistent findings may be explained by a variation in the detection of latent disease.
  Primiquine prophylaxis was administered for latent disease.
  Screening for latent tuberculosis infection is most effective if those with positive test results are likely to progress to clinical disease.
  Sometimes latent tuberculosis becomes active years later.
  Before initiating treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, physicians must ensure that active disease is not present.
  After the secondary stage, some people with syphilis progress to a latent stage where they have no more symptoms.
  Nevertheless, adult turkeys may harbor latent infections of coccidia that flare up when the host individual is stressed.
  Others include developing regimens that shorten the length of therapy and treating latent disease.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused
3. 1.3Physiology (of a microorganism, especially a virus) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage, or when transmitted to another body.
  （微生物，尤指病毒）蛰伏的，潜伏的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection.
  The benefits of HRT may be latent until older age, when cognitive reserve is depleting or Alzheimer's disease is more likely to set in.
  Many asylum seekers carry the microbe in a harmless latent form.
  Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when reactivation of the latent virus in the trigeminal ganglia involves the ophthalmic division of the nerve.
  Also, a latent adenovirus infection has been reported to induce corticosteroid resistance.
  First, they stimulated the T-cells strongly enough to prompt the cell to express latent virus but not to trigger other cellular functions.
  Synonyms
  dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden’, from the verb latere.

词汇	latent
释义	Definition of latent in English: latent adjective ˈleɪt(ə)ntˈleɪtnt 1(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. （性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的 they have a huge reserve of latent talent Example sentencesExamples I guess I was perceived as simply latent talent… By forcing the internet to be accessible to everyone, there is a risk that we are levelling it down, reducing its potential to suit many competing, latent, unrealised needs. This would release humankind from the drudgery of wage-slavery and release the latent talents of 3 billion people. By the twentieth century the investigations of cognitive psychology had established creativity as a latent quality in every person, applicable to any field of human endeavour. If you'll excuse me, I have to go tell my wife and children about my latent homosexual qualities and accompanying gender confusion. Now, students try their hand at designing, fabrication and displaying models showcasing their latent talent and perception towards various subjects and languages. Mentors represent a vital component of this latent potential for educational renewal and reform. TV quizzes have kindled many a latent quizzing talent and brought them to the fore. Luckily, the discovery of a latent talent for ventriloquism was soon to change his seemingly tragic fate. Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but patchy quality. They were of course unaware of the latent potential for economic growth just around the corner. I also think this fear and tension is helping to bring up a normally only latent or dormant aggression and anger that's always been around in our culture. Customer needs and wants, both existing and latent, must be identified through research; know what competitors are offering the customer. This latent predisposition would underlie the adolescent's risk for runaway and experiences with parents, teachers, classmates, and friends. The course aims at harnessing the latent talent of participants. The model or template here is taken from Freud's interpretation of dreams and the distinction between manifest and latent content. For these children from the city's slums and streets, it will be an opportunity to express themselves and discover their latent talents. We were surprised at the response as well as the children's latent talents. The effort is to harness the latent talent in the country in TV production, broadcast journalism and media management. Amid the groves of academe, entrenched in the ivy covered tranquil buildings, there lurks more politics, latent hostility and simply bad manners than one can imagine. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.1Biology Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation. 〔生〕（芽、静止期等）休眠的，潜伏的 axillary buds or eyes in the leaf axils are latent growth buds Example sentencesExamples At each node, the vegetative bud either remained latent or developed as a leafy shoot. In grapevine, the current season's growth consists of shoots growing from latent buds produced during the previous cycle and made up of five to nine phytomers. In spring, when the plant is removed from winter storage, one to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the cuts. Cell proliferation and cell fate are controlled from dividing cell division centres (called meristems) or latent pluripotent stem cells within the cambium or pericycle. Both active and latent enzyme forms were present in all the culture fluids. One to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the pruning cuts. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.2 (of a disease) not yet manifesting the usual symptoms. diabetes may be latent for some years before diagnosis the latent stage of syphilis Example sentencesExamples These include chemoprophylaxis for patients with latent infection, and strategies for chemotherapy of dually infected individuals. After the secondary stage, some people with syphilis progress to a latent stage where they have no more symptoms. Therefore, the possibility of neurosyphilis should be considered in patients with early or late latent syphilis. Results were similar for two additional adults with latent tuberculosis infection. A positive test with no evidence of active tuberculosis is latent tuberculosis. Elimination of tuberculosis in industrialized nations hinges on diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection to prevent disease. Before initiating treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, physicians must ensure that active disease is not present. Very little is known regarding the usefulness of pyrazinamide and levofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection. During the latent stage of syphilis, skin lesions resolve, and patients are asymptomatic. Primiquine prophylaxis was administered for latent disease. These inconsistent findings may be explained by a variation in the detection of latent disease. Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular organism capable of persistent latent infection. Nevertheless, adult turkeys may harbor latent infections of coccidia that flare up when the host individual is stressed. Others include developing regimens that shorten the length of therapy and treating latent disease. Sometimes latent tuberculosis becomes active years later. The bacteria may cause active disease, or they may persist at a low level for years before causing disease, a condition known as latent infection. Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection. Thus, the combination of obesity with a genetically-based insulin derangement, may reveal latent diabetes. During latent infection, bradyzoites are present in tissue cysts. Screening for latent tuberculosis infection is most effective if those with positive test results are likely to progress to clinical disease. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.3Physiology (of a microorganism, especially a virus) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage, or when transmitted to another body. （微生物，尤指病毒）蛰伏的，潜伏的 Example sentencesExamples The benefits of HRT may be latent until older age, when cognitive reserve is depleting or Alzheimer's disease is more likely to set in. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when reactivation of the latent virus in the trigeminal ganglia involves the ophthalmic division of the nerve. First, they stimulated the T-cells strongly enough to prompt the cell to express latent virus but not to trigger other cellular functions. Many asylum seekers carry the microbe in a harmless latent form. Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection. Also, a latent adenovirus infection has been reported to induce corticosteroid resistance. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused Derivatives latency noun ˈleɪt(ə)nsiˈleɪtənsi mass noun 1The state of existing but not yet being developed or manifest; concealment. （性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的 tension, and the latency of violence, make the greatest impressions Length of follow up before determination of disease outcome varies and may not correspond to disease latency in humans You did not explore all the alternative research approaches to yours in dealing with the problem of latency, which is the heart of your project. It also brings drive latency down to just two milliseconds. Example sentencesExamples we compared latency to consume novel foods and phobia of novel objects between populations. Progressive muscle relaxation resulted in significant decreases in the latency of sleep onset. Response latency and accuracy were recorded by a computer. The problem is, whenever intelligence is injected into a process, latency is introduced. There was a decrease in response latency. The latency of the electrical response was also prolonged. We measured the latency of the choice for each female. Tension, and the latency of violence, make the greatest impressions. Exercise has been observed to reduce sleep latency and lengthen time spent asleep. We also recorded the latency to the first aggressive behavior. 1.1 The state of a disease not yet manifesting the usual symptoms. the latency of tumours in mice as modifier the disease's latency period can last up to five years Example sentencesExamples The latency of tumors in mice receiving the treatment was significantly increased. There may be different latency periods for the two malignancies. Exposure to arsenic leads to cancer only after a latency period. The disease's latency period can last up to five years, making it difficult to detect. A long latency period can make it difficult to associate asthma with an occupational source. 2Computing The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer. poor performance due to network latency as modifier subscribers can expect some latency time when issuing a request count noun there are several ways to minimize rotational latencies Example sentencesExamples They have revised the product, tightening up latencies and improving performance. If there is a little latency when a customer opens your e-mail, you might lose that customer. If the network is busy, then voice calls can suffer from latency and the quality of the service becomes unacceptably low. Fast streaming technology reduces server latency. Being the Internet, you can also not count on perfectly low latency connections all the time. latently adverb A person may remain latently infected and harbor the bacteria, in a non-growing or slow-growing form, for decades with no symptoms. Example sentencesExamples The authors conclude that continuous exposure to varicella virus through community contacts protects latently infected adults from developing clinical shingles. He considered that all reactionary classes - that is, all non-proletarian components of society - were latently fascist. Each Loss Leader is divinely packaged, having been designed at no little expense by our latently talented art department. I think most people are latently psychic to different degrees. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin latent- 'being hidden', from the verb latere. The word latent comes from Latin latere ‘be hidden’. Rhymes blatant Definition of latent in US English: latent adjectiveˈlātntˈleɪtnt 1(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. （性质，状态）潜在的，隐藏的 discovering her latent talent for diplomacy 发现她潜在的外交才能。 Example sentencesExamples The course aims at harnessing the latent talent of participants. For these children from the city's slums and streets, it will be an opportunity to express themselves and discover their latent talents. Customer needs and wants, both existing and latent, must be identified through research; know what competitors are offering the customer. I guess I was perceived as simply latent talent… By forcing the internet to be accessible to everyone, there is a risk that we are levelling it down, reducing its potential to suit many competing, latent, unrealised needs. Now, students try their hand at designing, fabrication and displaying models showcasing their latent talent and perception towards various subjects and languages. This latent predisposition would underlie the adolescent's risk for runaway and experiences with parents, teachers, classmates, and friends. We were surprised at the response as well as the children's latent talents. They were of course unaware of the latent potential for economic growth just around the corner. Luckily, the discovery of a latent talent for ventriloquism was soon to change his seemingly tragic fate. This would release humankind from the drudgery of wage-slavery and release the latent talents of 3 billion people. TV quizzes have kindled many a latent quizzing talent and brought them to the fore. If you'll excuse me, I have to go tell my wife and children about my latent homosexual qualities and accompanying gender confusion. By the twentieth century the investigations of cognitive psychology had established creativity as a latent quality in every person, applicable to any field of human endeavour. Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but patchy quality. I also think this fear and tension is helping to bring up a normally only latent or dormant aggression and anger that's always been around in our culture. The effort is to harness the latent talent in the country in TV production, broadcast journalism and media management. The model or template here is taken from Freud's interpretation of dreams and the distinction between manifest and latent content. Mentors represent a vital component of this latent potential for educational renewal and reform. Amid the groves of academe, entrenched in the ivy covered tranquil buildings, there lurks more politics, latent hostility and simply bad manners than one can imagine. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.1Biology (of a bud, resting stage, etc.) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation. 〔生〕（芽、静止期等）休眠的，潜伏的 Example sentencesExamples Both active and latent enzyme forms were present in all the culture fluids. Cell proliferation and cell fate are controlled from dividing cell division centres (called meristems) or latent pluripotent stem cells within the cambium or pericycle. At each node, the vegetative bud either remained latent or developed as a leafy shoot. One to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the pruning cuts. In spring, when the plant is removed from winter storage, one to three branches will grow from the latent buds beneath the cuts. In grapevine, the current season's growth consists of shoots growing from latent buds produced during the previous cycle and made up of five to nine phytomers. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.2 (of a disease) in which the usual symptoms are not yet manifest. （疾病）潜伏的 Example sentencesExamples Elimination of tuberculosis in industrialized nations hinges on diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection to prevent disease. These include chemoprophylaxis for patients with latent infection, and strategies for chemotherapy of dually infected individuals. Very little is known regarding the usefulness of pyrazinamide and levofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection. The bacteria may cause active disease, or they may persist at a low level for years before causing disease, a condition known as latent infection. Results were similar for two additional adults with latent tuberculosis infection. A positive test with no evidence of active tuberculosis is latent tuberculosis. Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver seem to predispose the activation to disease of the otherwise dormant latent infection. During latent infection, bradyzoites are present in tissue cysts. Thus, the combination of obesity with a genetically-based insulin derangement, may reveal latent diabetes. During the latent stage of syphilis, skin lesions resolve, and patients are asymptomatic. Therefore, the possibility of neurosyphilis should be considered in patients with early or late latent syphilis. Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular organism capable of persistent latent infection. These inconsistent findings may be explained by a variation in the detection of latent disease. Primiquine prophylaxis was administered for latent disease. Screening for latent tuberculosis infection is most effective if those with positive test results are likely to progress to clinical disease. Sometimes latent tuberculosis becomes active years later. Before initiating treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, physicians must ensure that active disease is not present. After the secondary stage, some people with syphilis progress to a latent stage where they have no more symptoms. Nevertheless, adult turkeys may harbor latent infections of coccidia that flare up when the host individual is stressed. Others include developing regimens that shorten the length of therapy and treating latent disease. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused 1.3Physiology (of a microorganism, especially a virus) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage, or when transmitted to another body. （微生物，尤指病毒）蛰伏的，潜伏的 Example sentencesExamples Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection. The benefits of HRT may be latent until older age, when cognitive reserve is depleting or Alzheimer's disease is more likely to set in. Many asylum seekers carry the microbe in a harmless latent form. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when reactivation of the latent virus in the trigeminal ganglia involves the ophthalmic division of the nerve. Also, a latent adenovirus infection has been reported to induce corticosteroid resistance. First, they stimulated the T-cells strongly enough to prompt the cell to express latent virus but not to trigger other cellular functions. Synonyms dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused Origin Late Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden’, from the verb latere.
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