subclinical

subclinical /sub·clin·i·cal/ (sub-klin´i-k'l) without clinical manifestations.

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sub·clin·i·cal (sb-kln-kl)

adj.

Not manifesting characteristic clinical symptoms. Used of a disease or condition.

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subclinical,

adj pertaining to an illness or condition in its earliest stage; having no symptoms or readily discernible signs.

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subclinical

without clinical manifestations; said of the early stages or a very mild form of a disease, e.g. subclinical disease, infection, parasitism, or when a disease is detectable by clinicopathological tests but not by a clinical examination.