noncommunicable

noncommunicable
/non'keuh myooh"ni keuh beuhl/, adj.
not communicable, esp. with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
[NON- + COMMUNICABLE]

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  • noncommunicable — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • noncommunicable — non·com·mu·ni·ca·ble kə myü ni kə bəl adj not capable of being communicated specif not transmissible by direct contact <a noncommunicable disease> …   Medical dictionary

  • noncommunicable — non•com•mu•ni•ca•ble [[t]ˌnɒn kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl[/t]] adj. imu cvb not communicable; not contagious: noncommunicable diseases[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • noncommunicable — adjective (of disease) not capable of being passed on • Syn: ↑noncontagious, ↑nontransmissible • Similar to: ↑noninfectious * * * | ̷ ̷ at non + adjective : not capable of being c …   Useful english dictionary

  • noncommunicable disease — nekontaginė liga statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Užkrečiamoji liga, kuri nuo ligonių sveikiesiems praktiškai neperduodama. Tipinės nekontaktinės ligos – juodligė, tuliaremija, bruceliozė, botulizmas ir kt. atitikmenys …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • noncommunicable — adjective That cannot be passed on to others; not infectious …   Wiktionary

  • noncommunicable — Synonyms and related words: inalienable, incommunicable, indefeasible, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inenarrable, inexpressible, innominable, noncontagious, noninfectious, undefinable, unimpartable, unmentionable, unnameable, unspeakable …   Moby Thesaurus

  • noncommunicable — adj. cannot be communicated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • noncommunicable — non·communicable …   English syllables

  • Non-communicable disease — A non communicable disease, or NCD, is a medical condition or disease which is non infectious. NCDs are diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. They include heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney disease …   Wikipedia

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