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    ASYMPTOMATIC

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     I. (adjective) 

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    Meaning:

    Having no symptoms of illness or diseaseplay

    Synonyms:

    asymptomatic; symptomless

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

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

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     Context examples: 

    It may be asymptomatic or complicated by hematuria, infections, or renal stones.

    (Medullary Sponge Kidney, NCI Thesaurus)

    When the tumor is small, patients are often asymptomatic.

    (Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

    An inflammatory disorder of the cilliary body in the uvea that affects healthy, younger individuals who are often asymptomatic.

    (Pars Planitis, NCI Thesaurus)

    It presents with asymptomatic and localized (mainly head and neck) disease in the vast majority of cases.

    (Pediatric Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

    PID may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic.

    (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

    It is often asymptomatic and detected during a routine dental examination.

    (Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

    An often asymptomatic developmental abnormality of the cervical spine.

    (Odontoid Hypoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

    Cystic disease of the medullary portion of the renal pyramids; asymptomatic unless complicated by infection, calculi, or obstruction; should be distinguished from congenital polycystic disease of the kidneys.

    (Medullary Sponge Kidney, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

    Patients are usually asymptomatic and occasionally they may present with hematuria or flank pain.

    (Mucinous Tubular and Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney, NCI Thesaurus)

    The mothers of the affected babies may be asymptomatic or suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, or rheumatoid arthritis.

    (Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)


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