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symp⋅tom⋅less

  [simp-tuhm-lis]
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–adjective
having or showing no symptoms.
Origin:
1885–90; symptom + -less
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symp·tom   (sĭm'təm, sĭmp'-)   
n.  

  1. A characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else: "The affair is a symptom of a global marital disturbance; it is not the disturbance itself" (Maggie Scarf). See Synonyms at sign.

  2. A sign or an indication of disorder or disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance.


[Middle English sinthoma, symptom of a disease, from Medieval Latin sinthōma, from Late Latin symptōma, from Greek sumptōma, sumptōmat-, a happening, symptom of a disease, from sumpiptein, sumptō-, to coincide : sun-, syn- + piptein, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
symp'tom·less adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: symp·tom·less
Pronunciation: 'sim(p)-t&m-l&s
Function: adjective
: exhibiting no symptoms symptomlessinfection>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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