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noncommunicable en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + communicable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a disease) That cannot be passed on to others; not infectious.
    • The World Health Organization on Monday warned against using artificial sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, saying that long-term use is not effective and could pose health risks. 2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times:
  2. (not-comparable) Not readily communicated.
    • […] noncommunicable information — practical knowledge — which can only be derived from direct experience. 2012, C.M. Chang, H.F.M Crombag, K.D.J.M. van der Drift, Distance Learning: On the Design of an Open University, page 30

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Antonyms

communicable