Definition of nonspecific Nonspecific
/nɑˌnspʌsɪˈfɪk/ - [nanspusifik] - non•spe•cif•ic
We found 7 definitions of nonspecific from 3 different sources.
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What does nonspecific mean?
WordNet
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| nonspecific - not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis" | ||
| specific stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount" | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
| pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nonspecific (Adjective)
Not specific. - nonspecific (Adjective)
Not caused by a specific pathogen. - nonspecific (Adjective)
Not caused by previous infection or vaccination. - nonspecific (Adjective)
That does not just stain one type of tissue.
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nonspecific
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nonspecific
(of an infection) Not caused by a specific pathogen.
