Definition of nonspecific
: not specific: such as
a
: lacking in detail or particulars
- nonspecific answers
- a nonspecific description
b
: not caused by a specific or identified agent
- nonspecific enteritis
c
: not restricted to a particular category, situation, or group
- nonspecific flu-like symptoms
d
: not affecting a particular region or part
- nonspecific pain
e
: having a general purpose, effect, or action : lacking in specificity
- nonspecific antiviral agents
- nonspecific irritants
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nonspecifically
play \ˌnän-spi-ˈsi-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb-
- After a toxic protein is released into the bloodstream, it is taken up by macrophages, cells that nonspecifically scavenge and ingest various substances.
- —Harald von Boehmer and Pawel Kisielow
