symptomless
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- adjective
- /ˈsɪmptəmləs/
- These data were used for the estimation of the incidence of symptomless malaria.
- symptomless infection
- symptomless malaria
Examples
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Although HL is usually symptomless, complaints about the discomfort and appearance sometimes justify treatment.
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In this trial, symptomless falciparum infections were uncommon, and there was no cut-off parasitaemia below which cases were excluded.
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The high mortality rate of lung cancer is primarily due to the symptomless development.
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The infection may cause an acute self-limited disease, which evolves to a symptomless period known as the indeterminate phase.
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Although the symptomless phase of infection with HIV has been called clinically "latent," this term may be a misnomer.
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Meanwhile, combined KP transplants should be reserved for younger patients without congestive heart failure, and for those in whom symptomless hypoglycemia is life-threatening.
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Half of the symptomless relatives with mucosal atrophy, compatible with coeliac disease, did not produce gliadin antibodies.
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However, long-term follow-up studies are required to find out whether treatment of children with symptomless VUR detected by screening will reduce long-term morbidity.
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Symptomless malaria was defined as the presence of asexual stages of P. falciparum on the blood smear in the absence of symptoms for at least 4 days before and 14 days after the positive smear.
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Many individuals can carry the virus and remain symptomless for a significant time, not realizing they are infectious.
Synonyms
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5.6
Not showing any signs of illness
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Not affected by pain, trouble, or disease
Antonyms
How Symptomatic
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Symptomless is made of symptom (a sign of illness) and the ending -less, which means 'without'. The part symptom comes from an old Greek word symptoma meaning 'something that happens' or a 'sign', so symptomless means 'without signs' of illness.