subclinical — [sub′klin′i kəl] adj. without obvious clinical symptoms, as a disease in its early stages … English World dictionary
subclinical — adjective Date: circa 1935 not detectable or producing effects that are not detectable by the usual clinical tests < a subclinical infection > < subclinical cancer > • subclinically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
subclinical — adjective Of a disease or injury, without signs and symptoms that are detectable by physical examination or laboratory test; not clinically manifest. <! Should the following be a part of definition? Reads like a theorem, not a definition: Some … Wiktionary
subclinical — Denoting the presence of a disease without manifest symptoms; may be an early stage in the evolution of a disease. * * * sub·clin·i·cal klin i kəl adj not detectable or producing effects that are not detectable by the usual clinical tests <a… … Medical dictionary
Subclinical infection — In medicine, a subclinical infection refers to an inapparent, asymptomatic infection, or an infection that has such a mild course that it does not alert the patient enough to consult with a physician.An example could be a mild case of the common… … Wikipedia
Subclinical seizure — A Subclinical seizure is a type of seizure often experienced by people with epilepsy, in which an EEG trace will show abnormal brain activity, usually for a short duration of time but which does not present any noticeable clinical signs or… … Wikipedia
Subclinical disease — An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable clinical findings. It is distinct from a clinical disease, which has signs and symptoms that can be recognized. Many diseases, including… … Medical dictionary
subclinical — /sub klin i keuhl/, adj. Med. pertaining to an early stage of a disease; having no noticeable clinical symptoms. [1930 35; SUB + CLINICAL] * * * … Universalium
subclinical — adj. not evidencing any observable symptoms (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
subclinical — adjective Medicine relating to or denoting a disease which is not severe enough to present readily observable symptoms … English new terms dictionary
