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subthreshold

subthreshold adjective: of a stimulus: not strong enough to elicit a response.

Adjective

subthreshold (not comparable)

  1. Of a stimulus: not strong enough to elicit a response.
  2. Below a threshold.
  3. Subsyndromal.
    • There is increasing evidence that cannabis use can act as a risk factor for the development of bipolar as well as psychotic disorders. A recent systematic review by Gibbs and colleagues identified several studies supporting a link between cannabis use and subsequent relapse of manic symptoms. This...2018 April 26, Tobias A Rowland, Steven Marwaha, “Epidemiology and risk factors for bipolar disorder”, in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, volume 8, number 9, →DOI, pages 251–269
    • For the ICD-11, there is a scale of the severity of personality pathology that ranges from “personality difficulty” to “mild,” “moderate,” and “severe” personality disorder, which represent the only personality disorder “diagnoses” in the system. The designation of “personality difficulty”...2024 September 24, Andrew E. Skodol, “Dimensional Model of Personality Disorder Incorporated Into ICD-11”, in Psychiatric News, volume 56, number 10, →DOI

Noun

subthreshold (plural subthresholds)

  1. A secondary or subordinate threshold.

Forms of subthreshold

pluralsubthresholds

Origin of subthreshold

From sub- + threshold.

Questions about subthreshold

What does subthreshold mean?
Subthreshold means of a stimulus: not strong enough to elicit a response.
What part of speech is subthreshold?
Subthreshold can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subthreshold in the dictionary

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  2. subthesis
  3. subthoracic
  4. subthread
  5. subthreads
  6. subthreshold
  7. subthresholds
  8. subthrill
  9. subthrills
  10. subthrombolytic
  11. subthrust

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