presymptomatic

presymptomatic
pre·symp·to·mat·ic -.simp-tə-'mat-ik adj relating to, being, or occurring before symptoms appear <\presymptomatic diagnosis of a hereditary disease>

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adj.
describing or relating to a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease. See also prodromal.

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pre·symp·to·mat·ic (pre″simp-tə-matґik) existing before the appearance of symptoms.

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