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English
Etymology
From non- + specific.
Adjective
nonspecific (not comparable)
- Not specific or precise, as:
- (medicine, of a symptom or other finding) Not specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes.
- Antonym: pathognomonic
- Coordinate term: assident
- See also: nonspecific symptom, specificity
- (medicine, of an antimicrobial) Not specific to one pathogen; affecting multiple strains or species of pathogen.
- Hypernym: broad-spectrum
- (medicine, of an infection) Not known to be caused by any specific pathogen.
- Coordinate terms: cryptogenic, nonfocal
- (medicine, of a person's immunity) Not caused by previous infection or vaccination, and/or affecting more than one antigen.
- Coordinate term: crossreactive
- (medicine, of a stain in microscopy) That does not just stain one type of tissue.
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