nonmedical

adjective

non·​med·​i·​cal ˌnän-ˈme-di-kəl 

: not involving, relating to, used in, or concerned with medical care or the field of medicine : not medical

nonmedical hospital personnel

a nonmedical term

nonmedical use of marijuana

Examples of nonmedical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California, New York, Maine and Connecticut completely eliminated nonmedical exemptions during this period. —Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

Generally, that occurs when the medical provider determines the patient is stable enough to travel to an in-network facility using nonmedical transport, said Jack Hoadley, a research professor emeritus at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. —Kff Health News, Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2025

Nearly all exemptions are listed as nonmedical, meaning the kids aren’t getting vaccinations for religious or other personal reasons. —Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025

Growing numbers of states had introduced carve-outs for schoolchildren, but West Virginia remained one of five states that didn’t permit nonmedical exemptions. —Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonmedical

• premedical
• aeromedical
• biomedical
• paramedical
• medical
• pedicle