asymptomatic
gb/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/ us/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
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adjective
technical
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property
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having no disease symptoms
If a person is asymptomatic, they have an illness but do not feel or look sick.
Padrão de uso:
[someone/something] is asymptomatic; asymptomatic [patient/case/infection/condition]
Erro comum:
Do not use asymptomatic to mean healthy; it means there may be a disease or condition, but there are no symptoms.
Sinónimos
symptom-free (More everyday and less medical; often used when someone has no symptoms.)
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subclinical (More technical; often means not severe enough to produce obvious symptoms.)
Antónimos
symptomatic (Showing symptoms of a disease or condition.)
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ill (General word for feeling or being sick; less precise medically.)
Colocações
asymptomatic infection
|asymptomatic patient
|asymptomatic case
|asymptomatic carrier
|asymptomatic disease
|asymptomatic condition
|asymptomatic people
|remain asymptomatic
|be asymptomatic
|largely asymptomatic
Temas
health
|medicine
|disease
Exemplos
- Many people with the infection are asymptomatic and never realize they have it.
- The patient remained asymptomatic for several years before the condition was discovered during a routine test.
- Asymptomatic cases can make an outbreak harder to control.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- She tested positive but was asymptomatic.
- An asymptomatic person may still spread a virus.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
asymptomatic
IPA
GB/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
US/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
Sílabas e acento
asymp - to - mat - ic (4 sílabas)
Stress on 4th syllable (ic)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: asymptomatic
- Comparative: asymptomaticer
- Superlative: asymptomaticest
Expressões
asymptomatic carrier
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk kˈɛɹiɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
symptomless person who can spread disease
A person who has a germ but does not feel sick and may spread it to other people.
Exemplos
- Public health officials warned that asymptomatic carriers could spread the virus without knowing it.
- She was an asymptomatic carrier of the bacteria and never developed the illness.
asymptomatic spread
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk spɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
disease spread by symptomless people
The spread of a disease by people who do not feel sick.
Exemplos
- The policy was designed to limit asymptomatic spread in schools.
- Researchers found evidence of asymptomatic spread among household members.
asymptomatic transmission
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk tɹænzmˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
spread without visible symptoms
The passing of a disease from a person who has no symptoms to another person.
Exemplos
- Masks and testing were used to reduce asymptomatic transmission in crowded places.
- Scientists studied whether asymptomatic transmission was driving the early spread of the outbreak.