| assident | <medicine> Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms. Origin: L. Assidens, p. Pr. Of assidre to sit by: cf. F. Assident. See Assession. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| assident sign | <clinical sign> A finding frequently but not consistently present in a disease. Synonym: assident sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| assident symptom | A symptom that usually but not always accompanies a certain disease, as distinguished from a pathognomonic symptom. Synonym: assident symptom, concomitant symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |