Editing Asymptomatic (section)

{{short description|Patient is a carrier for a disease or infection but experiences no symptoms}}
{{Distinguish|Asymptotic}}
[[File:Pulmonary contusion CT arrow.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Pulmonary contusion]] due to trauma is an example of a condition that can be asymptomatic with half of people showing no signs at the initial presentation. The [[CT scan]] shows a pulmonary contusion (red arrow) accompanied by a [[rib fracture]] (purple arrow).]]

'''Asymptomatic''' (or '''clinically silent''') is an adjective categorising the medical conditions (i.e., [[injuries]] or [[disease]]s) that patients carry but without experiencing their [[Signs and symptoms|symptoms]], despite an explicit diagnosis (e.g., a positive medical test).

'''Pre-symptomatic''' is the adjective categorising the time periods during which the medical conditions are asymptomatic.

'''Subclinical''' and '''paucisymptomatic''' are other adjectives categorising either the asymptomatic infections (i.e., [[subclinical infection]]s), or the [[Psychosomatic medicine|psychosomatic illnesses]] and [[mental disorder]]s expressing a subset of symptoms but not the entire set an explicit medical diagnosis requires.