presymptomatic
/priˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the period before symptoms of a disease appear.
- Doctors recommend screening for presymptomatic stages of certain cancers.
- Presymptomatic testing can detect the disease before any signs are noticeable.
- The patient was in a presymptomatic phase, so she felt perfectly healthy.
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