nontransmissible
- adjective
- /ˌnɒntrænˈmɪsəbl/
- Specialized
- Unlike the common cold, heart disease is a nontransmissible condition.
Examples
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One of the main focuses of public health is the prevention of nontransmissible diseases such as diabetes.
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It is important to distinguish between nontransmissible and infectious diseases when developing health policies.
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The virus is nontransmissible.
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This trait is nontransmissible.
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Health organizations emphasize the need to educate the public about nontransmissible diseases, like many chronic conditions.
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Certain lifestyle choices can lead to nontransmissible diseases that are not spread from person to person.
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Understanding the difference between nontransmissible and contagious diseases is crucial for effective health education.
Synonyms
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4.6
Not able to spread disease between people
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4.4
Not able to spread from one person to another
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6.3
A disease that cannot be passed from one person to another
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8.1
Something that you cannot explain or share with other people
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6.9
Not able to make others sick or to spread a disease
Antonyms
How Transmissible
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3.4
114
3.1
- Specialized
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5.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
nontransmissible = transmissible (transparent) = non + transmit + ible
The negative prefix 'non-' is clearly added to 'transmissible', but the Latin-derived suffix '-ible' and the doubled 's' in 'transmissible' can obscure the visible link to 'transmit' for some learners.
Etymology
Nontransmissible breaks into non- meaning 'not' and transmit meaning 'to send across', the same word you use when a radio 'transmits' a signal. So a nontransmissible disease is one that cannot be 'sent across' from one person to another.