noncommunicable
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kəˈmjun.ɪ.kə.bəl/
- Specialized
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no transmisible
- Many noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, require long-term management.
- noncommunicable diseases
- chronic noncommunicable
- noncommunicable disease risks
Such steps, if implemented effectively, can yield high returns at low costs in the effort to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.
- Such steps, if implemented effectively, can yield high returns at low costs in the effort to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.
Examples
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Over the subsequent decade, concern not just with CHD but also with noncommunicable diseases more broadly has developed into a robust movement within global health.
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Asthma, which affects approximately 235 million people of all ages, is also of major importance, being the most common noncommunicable disease among children.
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Noncommunicable diseases, injuries, and mental health will require greater attention from the world in the future.
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Although we have a lot of infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, are going up fast.
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Our data source was the 2005 National Survey of Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases conducted by the Argentine government.
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Such steps, if implemented effectively, can yield high returns at low costs in the effort to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.
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Their advocacy led to the September 2011 United Nations General Assembly devoted to the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases.
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Will the expansion of urban areas lead to sedentary lifestyles and chronic noncommunicable diseases?
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The recent United Nations General Assembly resolution on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases identified physical inactivity as one of the four leading risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.
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Deaths from noncommunicable chronic diseases are on the rise globally and are projected to account for 69% of all deaths by 2030.
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Synonyms
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Not able to spread from one person to another
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Not able to spread disease between people
Cannot be passed from one person to another
Not able to make others sick or to spread a disease
Something that you cannot explain or share with other people
Antonyms
How Infectious
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncommunicable = communicable (transparent) = non + communic + able
The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'communicable', indicating something that cannot be transmitted.
Etymology
Noncommunicable breaks into non- meaning 'not' and communicable, from communicate which means 'to share' and is like common. So a noncommunicable disease is one 'not able to be shared' with other people, which is why it is not infectious.