Meaning & use
asymptomatic
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having or showing no symptoms of a disease or condition, even though it is present.
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Many people who carry the virus remain asymptomatic for days.
The patient tested positive despite being completely asymptomatic.
A note on using this word
Widely used in medicine, and became especially common in everyday conversation during discussions of contagious diseases.
Words with an opposite meaning
symptomatic
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