asymptomatic

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English

WOTD – 22 August 2024

Etymology

PIE word
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The adjective is derived from a- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ symptomatic. The noun is derived from the adjective.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

asymptomatic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
    Synonyms: nonsymptomatic, symptomless; subpatent (epidemiology)
    Antonym: symptomatic
    Coordinate terms: oligosymptomatic, paucisymptomatic, presymptomatic

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Noun

asymptomatic (plural asymptomatics) (medicine)

  1. A person or an animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease.
    Antonym: symptomatic
    After a 10-day observation period, group 1 was divided into subgroup 1A (symptomatics) and subgroup 1B (asymptomatics).
    • 2015 July 8, Rachel Jenkins , “Prevalence of Malaria Parasites in Adults and Its Determinants in Malaria Endemic Area of Kisumu County, Kenya”, in Malaria Journal, volume 14, London: BioMed Central, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, article 263, page 5, column 2:
      uch a high adult prevalence of parasites emphasises the relevance of the adult malaria parasite reservoir on the transmission of disease in both children and adults and it supports the need for further consideration and research evaluation of treatment of asymptomatics, including approaches such as intermittent screening and treatment (IST) as part of an integrated malaria control programme, if malaria elimination is to be achieved.
  2. Preceded by the: people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively.
    At the end of the observation period, those who are still symptomatic require second-line treatment, whereas the asymptomatic are discharged.

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References

  1. ^ “asymptomatic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2024; “asymptomatic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Adjective

asymptomatic (not comparable)

  1. asymptomatic
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