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noncontagious

(ˌnɒnkənˈteɪdʒəs)

adj

(Medicine) med (of a disease) not able to be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it

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non•con•ta•gious

(ˌnɒn kənˈteɪ dʒəs)

adj.

1. (of a disease or other infection) not transmissible through contact.

2. (of a person) not a carrier of a contagious disease or condition.

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Adj. 1. noncontagious - (of disease) not capable of being passed on

noncommunicable, nontransmissible

noninfectious - not infectious

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