nonmedical

adjective

non·​med·​i·​cal ˌnän-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce nonmedical (audio)
: not involving, relating to, used in, or concerned with medical care or the field of medicine : not medical
nonmedical hospital personnel
a nonmedical term
nonmedical use of marijuana

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Flashback: The legislature began an often-contentious debate around vaccine exemptions that led in 2015 to the passage of SB 277, revoking nonmedical exemptions and transforming California from one of the most liberal states in allowing parents to opt out of vaccines to one of the strictest. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 Medicare Benefits and Support Services: Various Medicare Advantage plans now include nonmedical supplemental benefits that support aging in place. Quora, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Florida Amendment 3 would have allowed adults aged 21 and older to possess, purchase and use marijuana for nonmedical consumption. Joanne Haner, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 From the beginning, however, the drug reached a nonmedical market. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonmedical 

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonmedical was in 1834

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“Nonmedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmedical. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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