SUBCLINICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subclinical mean? 

• SUBCLINICAL (adjective)
  The adjective SUBCLINICAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed

  Familiarity information: SUBCLINICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBCLINICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

clinical (relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients)

 Context examples 

The majority of infections occur in children and are subclinical or have features limited to transient fever and gastrointestinal symptoms.

(Japanese B Encephalitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A clinical finding that refers to the spread of a neoplastic disease to anatomic sites or systems other than the original neoplastic site through the detection of low or subclinical levels of a neoplastic marker.

(Minimal Disseminated Disease, NCI Thesaurus)