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LATENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) not presently active
Example:
latent diabetes
Classified under:
Similar:
inactive ((pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Derivation:
latency (the state of being not yet evident or active)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
Example:
latent talent
Classified under:
Similar:
possible; potential (existing in possibility)
Context examples:
Small non-coding RNA that is encoded by Epstein-Barr virus DNA and transcribed by virally-infected cells throughout the latent cycle.
(Epstein-Barr Virus Early RNA, NCI Thesaurus)
“A latent image is formed by exposing a sensitive material in a gel to light. Then, you can develop that latent image into a real image by attaching another material, silver, afterwards.”
(Researchers Use Laser to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It must have been latent savagery stirring in me, for the old words, so bound up with the roots of the race, to grip me and thrill me.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Autologous dendritic cells (DCs) transduced with the replication-deficient adenoviral vector Ad5F53 encoding the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transmembrane latent membrane proteins 1 and 2 (LMP1/LMP2) with potential immunostimulatory activity.
(Ad5F35-LMP1/LMP2-Transduced Autologous Dendritic Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
A preparation of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL), specifically reactive to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane proteins (LMP) 1 and 2, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Allogeneic LMP1/LMP2-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect; and while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
A form of herpes zoster infection characterized by dermatitis of the skin of the eyelid due to reactivation of latent virus associated with the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve.
(Herpes Zoster Dermatitis of Eyelid, NCI Thesaurus)
Infections produce type A inclusion bodies; in many instances, infection may remain latent for many years, even in the presence of specific circulating antibodies.
(Herpesvirus, NCI Thesaurus)
Latent TGF beta binding protein 2 (1821 aa, 195 kD) is a cell communication protein that is encoded by the human LTBP2 gene and has roles in the transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway, protein secretion and protein targeting.
(Latent TGF Beta Binding Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine consisting of a recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector encoding the gene for the CD4 epitope-rich C-terminal domain of the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) antigen EBNA1 and fused to the full-length of the EBV-associated antigen latent membrane protein 2 (LMP2), with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(MVA-EBNA1/LMP2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
