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Delitescence vs Latency - What's the difference?

delitescence | latency |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between delitescence and latency

is that delitescence is (medicine) the sudden disappearance of inflammation while latency is (medicine) the delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

As nouns the difference between delitescence and latency

is that delitescence is concealment; seclusion; retirement while latency is the state of being latent.

delitescence

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • concealment; seclusion; retirement
    • The delitescence of mental activities. — Sir W. Hamilton.
  • (medicine) The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
    • (Webster 1913)

    latency

    English

    (wikipedia latency)

    Noun

    (latencies)
  • The state of being latent.
  • (electronics) A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
  • (medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being latent) hiddenness, invisibility * lag (casual) * delay