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

In 2014, state health officials passed a rule that any parent waiving vaccines for nonmedical reasons must receive education about vaccines from their local health department. —Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025

The rollback could result in fewer school children getting immunized against deadly viruses such as polio and measles, and comes as Florida leads the Southeast in nonmedical vaccine exemptions among kindergartners. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

Doulas are nonmedical supporters for pregnant people who guide them during pregnancy and labor. —Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

Florida’s school vaccine exemption rate last school year– about 5% – was higher than the national average, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, and nearly all were for nonmedical reasons. —Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonmedical

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