1.
asymptomatic; showing no symptoms
The state of being infected with or having a condition while displaying no symptoms. The prefix 無〜 means "without."
無症状の患者。
An asymptomatic patient.
感染しても無症状のことがある。
One can be infected yet show no symptoms.
無症状の人でも他人にうつす可能性がある。
Even asymptomatic people can pass the infection to others.
Medical term, used as a noun and with の (無症状の感染者).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 無症状感染者: asymptomatic carrier
- 無症状のまま: while remaining symptom-free
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 軽症: mild case — has symptoms, but light
- 発症する: to develop symptoms — the opposite event