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nonmedical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not of a medical character; not directly involved with medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical English nonmedical From non- + medical.