asymptomatic

American  

[ey-simp-tuh-mat-ik] / ˌeɪ sɪmp təˈmæt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. (of a disease or other medical condition) presenting no symptoms or evidence of illness or abnormality.

   Not only is hypertension one of the most serious chronic conditions, it is also classically asymptomatic.

2. (of a person with a disease or other medical condition) experiencing no symptoms or evidence of illness or abnormality.

   Asymptomatic parents are understandably distressed to learn they may have passed a debilitating affliction on to their children.

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asymptomatic British  

/ æˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk, eɪ- /

adjective

1. (of a disease or suspected disease) without symptoms; providing no subjective evidence of existence

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Other Word Forms

• asymptomatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of asymptomatic

First recorded in 1930–35; a- ⁶ + symptomatic

Example Sentences

I’m completely asymptomatic and it’s not known if and/or when it will affect me.

From MarketWatch

With refinements - better reporting delays, asymptomatic cases - they could give public-health officials something priceless in the early hours of an outbreak: a sense of which actions matter most, before the window for containment snaps shut.

From BBC

Because infections are often asymptomatic, most don’t know they have the virus, and at least 15% of pregnant women in the U.S. aren’t tested for the disease, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike most vaccine-preventable diseases, such as whooping cough and chickenpox, hepatitis B is typically asymptomatic, often spreading silently until midlife, when 1 in 4 infected people develop liver cancer or cirrhosis.

From Los Angeles Times

Linder says routine anatomical imaging - whether MRI or CT - is generally discouraged in asymptomatic patients because potential risks outweigh the benefits.

From BBC