nonterminal

adjective

non·​ter·​mi·​nal ˌnän-ˈtərm-nəl 

-ˈtər-mə-nᵊl

: not terminal: such as

a

: not leading ultimately to death : not fatal

a nonterminal illness

b

: not approaching or close to death : not being in the final stages of a fatal disease

nonterminal patients

nonterminally adjective

nonterminally ill

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above