subclinical

1. 1.

   relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed

Questions about subclinical

What does subclinical mean?

subclinical means "relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed".

How many syllables are in subclinical?

subclinical has 4 syllables: sub-cli-ni-cal. The stress falls on "cli".

Is subclinical a common word?

subclinical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.