nonclinical

adjective

non·​clin·​i·​cal ˌnän-ˈkli-ni-kəl 

: not clinical: such as

a

: not relating to, involving, or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients

a nonclinical job

nonclinical duties

b

: not based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of disease

a nonclinical infection

Examples of nonclinical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Tomah, the report showed a similar breakdown, with nine shortages among clinical staff and five nonclinical. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

The trust owns the MSO outright, and every person in the practice—physicians and nonclinical staff—participates as a beneficiary. —Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Patient visits were timed, treatment decisions were scrutinized by nonclinical managers, and even simple things like hiring their own staff were out of their hands. —Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025

For nonclinical occupations, police officers were in the shortest supply, with 58 percent of facilities reporting shortages. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonclinical

• preclinical
• rabbinical
• subclinical
• binnacle
• clinical
• cynical
• pinnacle