nonmedical

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adjective

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

“nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals”

OriginEnglish medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli →
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Meanings

adjectivenonmedical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of a medical character; not directly involved with medicine.

    nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals

    1 more example

    All U.S. states allow exemptions for children with medical conditions that prevent them from getting certain vaccines. Most also allow exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons.

    2025 February 14, Collin Binkley, “Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccines”, in Associated Press

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinmedeor
  3. Latinmedicus
  4. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  5. Frenchmédica
  6. Englishmedical
  7. Englishnonmedical

From non- + medical.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonmedical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmedical

MLA

“nonmedical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmedical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmedical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmedical.

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