Definition of Noncommunicable

1. Adjective. (of disease) not capable of being passed on.

Exact synonyms: Noncontagious, Nontransmissible
Similar to: Noninfectious

Definition of Noncommunicable

1. Adjective. (context: of a disease) That cannot be passed on to others; not infectious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Noncommunicable

noncommercialized
noncommercially
noncomminuted
noncommissioned
noncommissioned officer
noncommital
noncommitment
noncommitments
noncommittal
noncommittally
noncommitted
noncommodifiable
noncommodified
noncommon
noncommunal
noncommunicable (current term)
noncommunicating
noncommunicating hydrocephalus
noncommunication
noncommunicational
noncommunicative
noncommunion
noncommunism
noncommunist
noncommunistic
noncommunists
noncommunity
noncommutative
noncommutatively

Literary usage of Noncommunicable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. HIV/AIDS: Instructional Guide for Teachers, Grades K Through 3 by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"This disease is called a noncommunicable disease because it is not caused by the spread ... A person with heart problems also has a noncommunicable disease. ..."

2. Nutrition Action Themes for the U.S: A Report in Response to the by Jay Hirschman, Bruce Klein, Jill Randell, Neil Gallagher (1996)
"... of nutritional deficiencies and diet- related noncommunicable diseases through the improvement of dietary practices and other related behavior. ..."

3. Report by Philippines Bureau of Health, 1932-1935 (1906)
"Permission to disinter or exhume the bodies or remains of persons who have died with noncontagious, noninfectious or noncommunicable diseases may be granted ..."

4. Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War by Philippine Commission (1900-1916, United States (1906)
""Permission to disinter or exhume the bodies or remains of persons who have died with noncontagious, noninfectious, or noncommunicable diseases may be ..."

5. The Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics: Proceedings of an by National Research Council (2003)
"Some of the problems Iran and the United States share are changing demographics, a change in morbidity from communicable diseases to noncommunicable ..."

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