Meanings
alternative non-communicable
- not comparablemedicineThat 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 TimesAntonyms: communicable
- not comparableNot 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat cannot be passed on to others; not infectious.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of disease) not capable of being passed on
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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