asymptomatic
Plural: asymptomatics
Adjective Satellite
- having no symptoms of illness or disease
Adj
- Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
Noun
- A person or an animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease.
- Preceded by the: people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively.
Examples
- After a 10-day observation period, group 1 was divided into subgroup 1A (symptomatics) and subgroup 1B (asymptomatics).
- At the end of the observation period, those who are still symptomatic require second-line treatment, whereas the asymptomatic are discharged.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*ḱóm
The adjective is derived from a- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + symptomatic. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Synonyms
Antonyms
symptomatic, symptomatic#Noun
Scrabble Score: 23
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asymptomatic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 26
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