presymptomatic

adjective

pre·​symp·​tom·​at·​ic ˌprē-ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-tik 

variants or pre-symptomatic

1

: relating to, being, or occurring before symptoms appear

presymptomatic testing

presymptomatic heart disease

pre-symptomatic transmission of a contagious disease

2

: not yet displaying symptoms of an illness or disease

a presymptomatic patient diagnosed with Huntington's disease

viral illness spread by pre-symptomatic individuals

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

presymptomatic

adjective

pre·​symp·​to·​mat·​ic -ˌsimp-tə-ˈmat-ik 

variants or pre-symptomatic

1

: relating to, being, or occurring before symptoms appear

presymptomatic testing

presymptomatic heart disease

pre-symptomatic transmission of a contagious disease

2

: not yet displaying symptoms of an illness or disease

a presymptomatic patient diagnosed with Huntington's disease

viral illness spread by pre-symptomatic individuals