nonpregnant

adjective

non·​preg·​nant ˌnän-ˈpreg-nənt How to pronounce nonpregnant (audio)
: not pregnant
safe for nonpregnant patients

Examples of nonpregnant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And since the final image is of her, a full-grown, nonpregnant woman literally turning her back on the whole mess and preparing to ride a sandworm into the sunset, maybe there is hope for us all. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Men with a waist circumference of more than 40 inches and nonpregnant women whose waist circumference is more than 35 inches are considered to have a higher risk of insulin resistance. Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 The Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, Tennessee, began giving all nonpregnant adults with syphilis the oral antibiotic in July, said Laura Varnier, nursing and clinical director. Catherine Sweeney, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024 These hunters never saw the nonpregnant females, which don’t seek out the sun after the brief period of emergence but spend the summer in deep woods as much as two miles from their den crevices. Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The study found that 31.5% of pregnant women with COVID-19 were hospitalized, compared to nearly 6% of nonpregnant women. Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020 Pregnant women were also admitted to the intensive care unit at a higher rate, 1.5%, compared to nonpregnant women at 0.9%. Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020 But while nonpregnant adults have multiple options for combating fever and pain, for pregnant women, acetaminophen — also an ingredient in hundreds of other cold, flu, allergy and sleep medications — is considered the safest choice. New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021 Yet pregnant giraffes appear to flee as fast as nonpregnant individuals. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonpregnant was in 1854

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“Nonpregnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpregnant. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

nonpregnant

adjective
non·​preg·​nant -ˈpreg-nənt How to pronounce nonpregnant (audio)
: not pregnant

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