asymptomatic
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- adjective
- /ˌeɪsɪmˈtæmətɪk/
- Specialized
- Many people diagnosed with the virus are asymptomatic and do not show any signs of illness.
- asymptomatic infection
- asymptomatic patients
- asymptomatic carriers
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Watch on YouTubeBut the coronavirus can be asymptomatic for weeks.
- But the coronavirus can be asymptomatic for weeks.
- And again, the more you've been vaccinated, the milder and often asymptomatic the disease will be.
- The paper also tries to help explain why some people have mild or asymptomatic COVID but still experience long COVID.
- Now, let me just say DJTJ is asymptomatic, which is great news, and I wish him a full and lengthy recovery.
- But because asymptomatic spread was a thing with COVID, meaning that you could feel fine or maybe just have the sniffles and spread it, it killed millions more people.
- Anthony Fauci and he sourced and and PCR tested African babies, asymptomatic.
- What you're talking about is under diagnosis, basically mild people or asymptomatic people.
- So, you know, potentially we're going to take a lot of young people seemingly perfectly healthy who have asymptomatic versions of of COVID.
Examples
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Although many illnesses are mild and asymptomatic, some require hospitalization or lead to death.
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The patient recovered uneventfully, and she remained asymptomatic and recurrence-free at the 1-year follow-up.
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The remaining patients were asymptomatic, as most of our patients have been for the past 26 years.
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But the coronavirus can be asymptomatic for weeks.
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At the 1-year review, the patient remained asymptomatic and free of disease.
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Initial management of T2D, particularly in asymptomatic patients, may be by diet alone.
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Some patients with AF are asymptomatic, particularly if the ventricular rate is not particularly fast.
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Most infections with RVFV in humans are asymptomatic or self-limiting, mild, influenza-like illnesses.
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He tested negative for the disease and remained asymptomatic throughout the study.
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Individuals can be asymptomatic while still carrying the infection, making it important to follow health guidelines.
Synonyms
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Without any signs of illness
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
asymptomatic = symptomatic (transparent) = a + symptom + atic
For learners who know 'symptomatic', adding the negative prefix 'a-' gives the straightforward meaning 'not symptomatic'.
Etymology
The word asymptomatic begins with a- meaning 'not' and uses symptom, which means 'a sign of illness', so it describes someone who shows 'no signs' of disease.