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qui⋅es⋅cent

  [kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy-]
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–adjective
being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
Origin:
1600–10; < L quiēscent- (s. of quiēscēns, prp. of quiēscere), equiv. to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
qui⋅es⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
qui⋅es⋅cence, qui⋅es⋅cen⋅cy, noun

Synonyms:
dormant, latent.
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qui·es·cent   (kwē-ěs'ənt, kwī-)   
adj.  Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive. See Synonyms at latent.

[Latin quiēscēns, quiēscent-, present participle of quiēscere, to rest, from quiēs, quiet; see quiet.]
qui·es'cence n., qui·es'cent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

quiescent 
1609, from L. quiescens, prp. of quiescere, from quies "rest, quiet" (see while). Quiescence is from 1631.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: qui·es·cent
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
1 : being in a state of arrest <quiescenttuberculosis>
2 : causing no symptoms <quiescent gallstones>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

quiescent qui·es·cent (kwē-ěs'ənt, kwī-)
adj.
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive.

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