tardive /tar·dive/ (tahr´div) [Fr.] tardy; late.
tardive
tar·dive (tär d v)adj. Having symptoms that develop slowly or that appear long after inception. Used of a disease. |
tardive
[tär′div]
Etymology: L, tardus, late
describing a disease in which a period of time passes between exposure and the first symptoms.
tardive
late; applied to a disease in which the characteristic lesion is late in appearing.
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