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latentiation

noun la·ten·ti·a·tion \lā-ˌten-chē-ˈā-shən\

Medical Definition of LATENTIATION

:  pharmacological modification of an active drug (as to delay or prolong its action) that produces a compound which reverts to the original active compound when subjected to biological processes after administration

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