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noncontagious

American  
[nahn-kuhn-tay-juhs] / ˌnɑn kənˈteɪ dʒəs /

adjective

  1. not contagious.


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In May, the World Health Organization added chronic kidney disease to its list of health priorities aimed at reducing early deaths from noncontagious diseases by one-third before 2030.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2025

“I strongly support increasing the attention that we pay to chronic and noncontagious diseases as well, but it is not a zero sum game.”

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025

The tougher one is, how about in the context of a noncontagious disease?

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2021

Antibiotics typically kill the bacteria within days and make it noncontagious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2016

It is apparently noncontagious and not appreciably connected with any disorder of internal organs.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

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