Adjective
nonmedical (not comparable)
Not of a medical character; not directly involved with medicine
nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals
Instead of having to diagnose the patient, doctors must respond to nonmedical issues, such as a feuding teenager and mother or a patient angry that he was not given information about his condition quickly enough. Source: Internet
The Graphic Services Branch at the CDC has eight illustrators: six medical and two nonmedical. Source: Internet
A report last year from an independent panel set up by WHO and the World Bank recommended a number of nonmedical ways that officials can be ready before an epidemic to deal with the “fear factor.” Source: Internet
"The lender considers that you changed your residence if you live outside your property for more than six months in a year for nonmedical reasons or 12 consecutive months for medical reasons." Source: Internet
The study did not include nonmedical costs associated with asthma, including transportation expenses, time lost waiting for appointments, and diminished productivity associated with asthma symptoms while at work or school. Source: Internet
While drugs like Dilaudid are prescribed less frequently than in the past, emergency room visits for nonmedical use of hydromorphone increased by approximately 6,000 between 2008 and 2012. Source: Internet