| ADJECTIVE | all | nonspecific | not caused by a specific agent |
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| Sounds | naa.nspahsih'fihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides. | |
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| Example | "nonspecific enteritis" | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases | |
| Opposite | specific | (sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique |
| specific | Being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition | |
| Spanish | inespecífico | |
| Adverbs | nonspecifically | without specificity |
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