1. relating to or denoting a disease or condition present in a form that produces no symptoms
Usage: medical
2. below the threshold of clinical detection or diagnosis
Usage: medical

Examples

• The patient had a subclinical infection that showed no outward symptoms.
• Subclinical depression may go undiagnosed for years.
• Blood tests revealed subclinical levels of the disease.
• Many people carry subclinical forms of the virus without knowing it.
• The study focused on subclinical cardiovascular disease in young adults.
• Subclinical hypothyroidism often requires no immediate treatment.