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nonspecific

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adjective
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As an adjective, nonspecific means not specific or precise, as:.

Meanings of nonspecific

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Not specific or precise, as:

  2. medicineof a symptomother findingNot specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes.

    “nonspecific symptom, specificity”

  3. medicineof an antimicrobialNot specific to one pathogen; affecting multiple strains or species of pathogen.

  4. medicineof an infectionNot known to be caused by any specific pathogen.

  5. medicineof a person's immunityNot caused by previous infection or vaccination, and/or affecting more than one antigen.

  6. medicineof a stain in microscopyThat does not just stain one type of tissue.

  7. Not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides

    “nonspecific enteritis”

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