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extrinsic
(redirected from extrinsic incubation period)

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ex·trin·sic  (k-strnsk, -zk)
adj.
1. Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous.
2. Originating from the outside; external.

[Latin extrnsecus, from outside : exter, outside; see exterior + -im, adv. suff. + secus, alongside; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ex·trinsi·cal·ly adv.

extrinsic [ɛkˈstrɪnsɪk]
adj
1. not contained or included within; extraneous
2. originating or acting from outside; external
[from Late Latin extrinsecus (adj) outward, from Latin (adv) from without, on the outward side, from exter outward + secus alongside, related to sequī to follow]
extrinsically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"
inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey

extrinsic
adjective external, outside, exterior, foreign, imported, superficial, extraneous the extrinsic conditions which affect relationships
Translations
extrinsic [eksˈtrɪnsɪk] ADJextrínseco
extrinsic [ɪkˈstrɪnzɪk] adj (= external) [reasons, forces, factors] → extrinsèque
extrinsic
adjäußerlich; factor, reasonäußere(r, s); considerationsnicht hereinspielend


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In 2004, unusually cool environmental temperatures prolonged vector larval development, adult emergence, and the arboviral extrinsic incubation period.
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Such predictions often refer to vectorial capacity, a simple model that incorporates the population density, biting frequency, and daily survival probability of the vector, and the extrinsic incubation period of the pathogen (15,16).
 
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