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noncoring en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + coring.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not coring.
    • Implanted ports or implanted pumps must be accessed only by noncoring needles. […] A noncoring needle has an angled or deflected point that slices the septum on entry. 2014, Sharon M. Weinstein, Mary E. Hagle, Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy, page 364:
    • Two basic types of diamond drilling are coring and noncoring. 1968, United States. Bureau of Mines, Report of Research and Technologic Work on Explosives, Explosions, and Flames, page 41: