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Asymptomatic

Definition: Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Adjective

1. Having no symptoms of illness or disease.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Asymptomatic

DomainDefinition

Health

Having no signs or symptoms of disease. (references)

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Synonym: Asymptomatic

Synonym: symptomless (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Asymptomatic

Specialty definitions using "asymptomatic": Acatalasia, Adenoviridae, Adenoviruses, Humanbeta-Thalassemia, black phthisis, Bronchogenic CystGem therapy, GEM-91, Giardia lambliaHIV InfectionsJaundice, Chronic Idiopathicminer's pneumoconiosisPichinde Virus. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Asymptomatic

DomainTitle

Books

  • Mortal Men : Living With Asymptomatic HIV (reference)

  • Screening Mammography: Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Asymptomatic Women (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: Asymptomatic

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Mild cases and asymptomatic cholera infections. Credit: CDC.

Diagnosis and management of Asymptomatic Primary hyperparathyroidism1990. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Asymptomatic

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Frequently asymptomatic. (references)

Most cases are asymptomatic. (references)

Most frequently asymptomatic. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Asymptomatic

"Asymptomatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Asymptomatic" is used about 129 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%12928,132

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Asymptomatic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

asymptomatic

17

asymptomatic herpes

3

asymptomatic hiv

3

asymptomatic bacteriuria

2

asymptomatic transmission

2
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Modern Translation: Asymptomatic

Language Translations for "asymptomatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

æ— ç—‡çŠ¶. (various references)

   

Danish

  

asymptomatisk, symptomløst, symptomfri. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

asymptomatisch. (various references)

   

French

  

asymptomatique. (various references)

   

German

  

asymptomatisch. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ασυμπτωματικός. (various references)

   

Italian

  

asintomatico (inapparent). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

징후가 ì—†ëŠ". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

asymptomaticay

   

Portuguese

  

assintomático, assintomático. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

беÑÑимптомный (masked). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

asintomático (inapparent). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Asymptomatic

Derivations

Words beginning with "asymptomatic": asymptomatically. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Asymptomatic"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "asymptomatic" (pronounced si'mptuma"tik)
11s i' m p t u m a" t i ksymptomatic.
7-t u m a" t i kautomatic, semiautomatic, systematic.
6-u m a" t i karomatic, axiomatic, cinematic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dramatic, emblematic, idiomatic, mathematic, melodramatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, schematic, undiplomatic.
5-m a" t i kasthmatic, charismatic, climatic, dogmatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, rheumatic, thematic, traumatic.
4-a" t i kacrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic.
3-t i kacetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.

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Anagrams: Asymptomatic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-m-m-o-p-s-t-t-y"

-1 letter: symptomatic.

-2 letters: asymptotic.

-4 letters: apomicts, apostacy, stomatic, tapiocas.

-5 letters: apomict, astatic, atomics, atomism, atomist, commata, commits, comsymp, copyist, cymatia, impacts, impasto, miscopy, myomata, myopias, myotics, opacity, osmatic, potamic, psoatic, somatic, stomata, styptic, symptom, tapioca, tatamis, tipcats, tomcats, topmast.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-m-m-o-p-s-t-t-y"
 

+3 letters: symptomatically.

 

+4 letters: asymptomatically.

 

+5 letters: symptomatological.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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