quiescent

views updated May 29 2018

qui·es·cent / kwēˈesnt; kwī-/ • adj. in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy: strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent quiescent ulcerative colitis.DERIVATIVES: qui·es·cence n.qui·es·cent·ly adv.

quiescent

views updated May 17 2018

quiescent XVII. — L. quiēscēns, -ent-, prp. of quiēscere be still, f. quiēs quiet; see -ENT.

quiescent

views updated May 18 2018

quiescent (kwi-es-ĕnt) adj. describing a disease that is in an inactive or undetectable phase.