noninfected

adjective

non·​in·​fect·​ed ˌnän-in-ˈfek-təd 

: not infected by or with something (such as a pathogen) : not marked by infection

noninfected patients/wounds

Examples of noninfected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The model also predicted severity of illness (moderate, mild, or asymptomatic/noninfected) with at least 80% accuracy 12 hours after viral exposure. — Maddie Bender, STAT, 1 Oct. 2021

But the rates of premature birth and the number of babies who died in the intensive care unit were similar for infants of infected and noninfected mothers. — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noninfected

• disaffected
• disconnected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected

Medical Definition

noninfected

adjective

non·​in·​fect·​ed ˈnän-in-ˈfek-təd 

: not having been subjected to infection