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1. Maintaining something at the most favourable temperature for its development
    
2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
    
3. Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
   - brooding

Derived forms: incubations

See also: incubate

Type of: aid, attention, birth, birthing, care, giving birth, parturition, phase, stage, tending

Part of: infection

Encyclopedia: Incubation