⬇️ Below effect level 🩺 Not enough for diagnosis

subthreshold

8.3

Not strong enough to be a formal medical diagnosis

adjective
/ˌsʌbˈθrɛʃhoʊld/

Specialized

: subclínico

One explanation may be that these individuals had preexisting subthreshold social phobia that was exacerbated by other drug use.

Examples

Scores of 16 to 22 indicate mild or subthreshold depression, and a score of 23 or above is indicative of major depression.

Academic text (2009)
That is, increases in masturbatory drive are associated with depressive symptoms, subthreshold depression, and/or mild clinical depression, but not moderate to severe clinical depression.

Academic text (2002)
Many people experience subthreshold symptoms of anxiety that do not fully meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder.
Clinicians often observe subthreshold depressive symptoms in patients who do not qualify for a diagnosis of major depression.
In a study, researchers found that participants exhibited subthreshold levels of social anxiety, indicating they did not meet the diagnostic threshold.

Synonyms

subclinical

vssubthreshold

Specialized

1 8.1

A condition without noticeable symptoms yet

is about cases with some signs but not meeting official diagnostic criteria

Antonyms

threshold

118 4.2

The point when something begins or changes into a new state

diagnosable

2 4.8

A condition that doctors can find with a medical test

How Severe

extreme

877 3.6

severe

520 3.5

moderate

415 3.3

mild

107 1.0

subthreshold

Specialized

8.3

Surface Forms

subthreshold positive

Morphology

subthreshold = threshold (transparent) = sub + threshold

The medical/psychiatric use retains the literal sense 'below the diagnostic threshold', so the morphological relation is direct.

Etymology

Subthreshold combines sub- 'below' and threshold 'the point you must pass to count or meet the rules'. So subthreshold symptoms are 'below the point needed for a formal diagnosis'.