asymptomatically
1
7.5
- adverb
- /ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪkli/
- Specialized
- The study found that a significant number of participants were asymptomatically infected, displaying no visible signs of the disease.
- asymptomatically infected
Examples
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A fundamental question relating to the transmission of H5N1 by wild birds is whether they can carry the virus asymptomatically.
Academic text (2006) -
Serological tests have the advantage of detecting persons who are asymptomatically infected, thus easily identifying those at risk.
Academic text (2002) -
First, persons can become asymptomatically infected by cycling back into the A class at the same force of infection to which S persons are subjected?
Academic text (2013) -
She presented with asymptomatically blocked fallopian tubes. "Reliable historian?" Ken questioned as he chewed the inside of his lip.
Fiction book (1991) -
Of 292 samples analyzed, 33 (25 from symptomatic and 8 from asymptomatically infected children) (11%) were SaV positive.
Academic text (2012) -
Second, the standard 10-second 12-lead ECG is not well suited to picking up changes that may be occurring only intermittently, asymptomatically, or during physiologic conditions such as exercise or sleep.
Academic text (2016) -
As such, R class represents a type of immunity in which persons are subject to infection but not disease—they can become asymptomatically infected and shed virus in stool specimens, but symptoms of AGE do not develop.
Academic text (2013) -
Many people can carry the virus asymptomatically, meaning they do not show any symptoms of illness.
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Some individuals remain asymptomatically infected for a long time, which can contribute to the spread of the virus without anyone knowing.
Synonyms
In a way that shows no clear signs of disease
Antonyms
- Specialized
1
7.1
In a way that treats only the visible signs of an illness, not its cause
How Symptomatic
222
4.1
- Specialized
1
7.1
87
2.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
asymptomatically = asymptomatic (semi-transparent) = a + symptom + atic + ally
The adverb is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'asymptomatic' and means 'in an asymptomatic way'.
Etymology
Asymptomatically comes from the prefix a- meaning 'not' and symptom meaning 'a sign of illness'. So, the word means 'in a way that shows no symptoms', which explains how someone can be sick but feel fine and still spread illness.