Definition

1. Verb:
   • To incubate (a disease): To be in the initial stage of a disease when pathogens have entered the body and begun to cause harm, but the characteristic symptoms have not yet clearly manifested.

Usage

• Verb:
  • Bệnh nhân đang trong giai đoạn nung bệnh, chưa có biểu hiện sốt rõ rệt. (The patient is in the incubation stage, with no clear signs of fever yet.)
  • Thời gian nung bệnh của bệnh cúm thường từ 1 đến 4 ngày. (The incubation period for influenza is usually from 1 to 4 days.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thời kỳ nung bệnh" / "Giai đoạn nung bệnh": The incubation period.
  • Các bác sĩ cần xác định chính xác thời kỳ nung bệnh để cách ly hiệu quả. (Doctors need to accurately determine the incubation period for effective isolation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ủ bệnh: A more colloquial synonym for "nung bệnh," also meaning to incubate a disease.
  • Anh ấy đang ủ bệnh cả tuần nay rồi. (He has been incubating an illness for a whole week now.)
• Thời gian ủ bệnh: Incubation period (more common in everyday speech).
  • Thời gian ủ bệnh của virus này khá dài. (The incubation period of this virus is quite long.)

Synonyms

• Tiềm ẩn: To be latent, hidden (can describe a condition not yet apparent).
• Phát triển ngầm: To develop covertly/subclinically.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "nung" alone typically means "to fire" (like pottery) or "to heat/melt" (metal). However, in the specific medical compound "nung bệnh", it takes on the specialized meaning of "incubate." It should not be confused with the general meaning of "nung" when used independently.

1. Incubate