noninfectious

Examples

• All

• Assembly of the ISCOMs produces a viruslike structure that is noninfectious because it doesn't contain any viral genetic material.

  Academic text (2005)

• Global health reflects the realities of globalization, including worldwide dissemination of infectious and noninfectious public health risks.

  Academic text (2013)

• At the same time, noninfectious chronic disease rose, accounting for a greater share of overall mortality.

  Academic text (2009)

• Andromeda's mutated to a noninfectious form.

  The Andromeda Strain (1971)

• Noninfectious etiologies, such as trauma and iatrogenic causes, are rare.

  Academic text (2009)

• When a credible public health emergency arises, physicians unaccustomed to reporting noninfectious diseases might be asked for assistance to protect public health and safety.

  Academic text (2013)

• These classifications facilitated an analysis of overall trends in deaths caused by infectious versus noninfectious diseases.

  Academic text (2012)

• However, noninfectious environmental triggers, such as psychological stress or overfeeding during childhood, could also be implicated in the rise in type 1 diabetes.

  Academic text (2012)

• AGE is caused by a variety of viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens and by toxins, chemicals, and other noninfectious causes.

  Academic text (2013)

• The doctor explained that her condition was noninfectious, so it wouldn't spread to others.

Synonyms

N

noncontagious

vsnoninfectious

1 4.4

Not able to spread from one person to another

is broader and also denies it can cause infection rather than only spread

U

uninfective

vsnoninfectious

• Specialized

6.9

Not able to make others sick or to spread a disease

is the standard adjective used in medical or formal descriptions

N

noncommunicable

vsnoninfectious

• Specialized

6.3

A disease that cannot be passed from one person to another

adds that it cannot cause infection as well as not passing between people

N

nontransmissible

vsnoninfectious

• Specialized

7.9

Cannot be passed from one person to another

focuses more on preventing it from causing infection rather than only blocking spread

N

nonseptic

vsnoninfectious

• Specialized

6.4

A wound or inflammation that is not caused by germs

is about cause only while the key also denies ability to spread between hosts

N

nonpathogenic

vsnoninfectious

• Specialized

5.2

Cannot cause disease in people or animals

refers to not causing disease while the key also blocks spreading of infection

Antonyms

I

infectious

• Specialized

76 3.9

A disease that can spread from one person to another

How Infectious

contagious

108 3.1

infectious

• Specialized

76 3.9

noninfectious

• Specialized

1 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology