ASYMPTOMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does asymptomatic mean? 

• ASYMPTOMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective ASYMPTOMATIC has 1 sense:

1. having no symptoms of illness or disease

  Familiarity information: ASYMPTOMATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASYMPTOMATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having no symptoms of illness or disease

Synonyms:

asymptomatic; symptomless

Similar:

well (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury)

 Context examples 

Clinical signs present in early childhood and include asymptomatic plaques of the epibulbar conjunctivae and oral mucosa.

(Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be asymptomatic or manifest with bleeding.

(Hereditary Factor XI Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

(HIV Infection, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Any state accompanied by evidence of HIV in the body (positive test for HIV genome, cDNA, proteins, antigens, or antibodies); may be medically asymptomatic or symptomatic; prefer AIDS when appropriate.

(HIV Infection, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Many patients are asymptomatic until the hemostatic system is stressed by surgery or trauma.

(Hemophilia B, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It presents with asymptomatic proteinuria or nephritic syndrome and it may lead to renal failure.

(Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, NCI Thesaurus)

ETEC, a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in the developing world especially among infants and children, can be asymptomatic in some cases or severe and cholera-like in others.

(People with type A blood at most risk of severe diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)

A rare, benign, asymptomatic neoplasm that arises from the fallopian tube.

(Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis.

(Filariasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An asymptomatic benign or malignant lesion discovered during an endoscopic, surgical, or radiologic procedure performed for unrelated reasons.

(Incidental Finding, NCI Thesaurus)