nonvital

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adjective

Not vital (in various senses); thus, often not essential for life

“The eye is a nonvital organ.”

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Meanings

adjectivenonvital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot vital (in various senses); thus, often not essential for life

    The eye is a nonvital organ.

  2. not comparabledentistryNot containing living nerve tissue

    Such an occurrence could provoke a vital response from a patient when a nonvital tooth was being tested (a "false-positive").

    1998, J.W. Myers, “Demonstration of a possible source of error with an electric pulp tester”, in Journal of Endodontics, volume 24, number 3

Origin

From non- + vital.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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