non-specificadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnspᵻˈsɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, specific adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + specific adj.

A. adj.

Not specific; not restricted in extent, effect, etc.; (Medicine) not caused by or characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease or infection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specific

generical?a1475

generic1658

unspecific1807

non-specific1860

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics

hoteOE

redeOE

foulOE

elvishc1386

dryc1400

whitec1450

Naples1507

shaking1528

cold1569

exquisite1583

unpure1583

waterish1583

wandering1585

legitimate1615

sulphureous1625

tetrous1637

cagastrical1662

medical1676

ambulatory1684

ebullient1684

frantic1709

animated1721

progressive1736

cagastric1753

vegetative1803

left-handed1804

specific1804

subacute1811

animate1816

gregarious1822

vernal1822

ambilateral1824

subchronic1831

regressive1845

nummular1866

postoperative1872

ambulant1873

non-surgical1888

progredient1891

spodogenous1897

spodogenic19..

non-invasive1932

early-onset1951

adult-onset1957

non-specific1964

1860 J. E. Erichsen Sci. & Art Surg. (new ed.) xxiv. 349 When occurring in the skin, as the result of non-specific disease, they [sc. ulcers] may be arranged under the following heads.

1888 Mind 13 12 In the action of the pleasant, and again of the painful, we have to separate the specific from the non-specific influence.

1908 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 80 169 The thermolabile, ‘common’, or non-specific opsonin may be removed from the same immune serum by various different micro-organisms.

1938 R. W. Lawson tr. G. von Hevesy & F. A. Paneth Man. Radioactivity (ed. 2) xv. 147 Non-specific adsorption forces do not play a part in this process.

1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism ii. 29 Promethazine produces considerable antagonism, but the effect is probably a non-specific one.

1975 I. K. Martin Regan & Manhattan File 88 He made some non-specific enquiries to the FBI.

1990 Brain 113 121 Intranuclear vacuolation and swelling..were nonspecific changes that also occurred in control animals.

B. n.

Something (esp. language, a statement, etc.) lacking in specificity, definiteness, or precision. Frequently in plural.

ΚΠ

1968 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 74 198/2 This investigation was intended only as a pilot study, and the findings are reported in impressionistic non-specifics.

1983 Direct Marketing (Electronic ed.) Jan. (Abstr.) Writers must be certain that their material is fresh and not overdone. Copy must be direct and must avoid non-specifics and lack of flexibility.

2003 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 20 Jan. What's Bill Simon up to these days? A reporter who encountered him on a Burbank-to-Sacramento flight got some nonspecifics: business, maybe politics again, maybe his own radio show.

Compounds

non-specific urethritis n. Medicine urethritis caused by organisms other than gonococci (esp. by chlamydiae), or in which no causative agent is identified; abbreviated NSU.

ΚΠ

1901 J. H. Dowd Pract. Treat. Urethritis iii. 19 Simple Urethritis... Synonyms. Non-virulent; non-specific. Definition. An inflammation of the urethra due to bacteria other than the gonococci.

1958 Brit. Jrnl. Venereal Dis. 34 44/1 Non-specific urethritis is a venereal disease of unknown aetiology, diagnosed by excluding specific infective agents such as the gonococcus.

1999 Family Planning Perspectives 31 190/1 In 1995, 13–24-year-olds represented..18% of those with nonspecific urethritis diagnosed at one sexual health clinic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-specific
释义	non-specificadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɒnspᵻˈsɪfɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, specific adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + specific adj. A. adj. Not specific; not restricted in extent, effect, etc.; (Medicine) not caused by or characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease or infection. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specific generical?a1475 generic1658 unspecific1807 non-specific1860 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics hoteOE redeOE foulOE elvishc1386 dryc1400 whitec1450 Naples1507 shaking1528 cold1569 exquisite1583 unpure1583 waterish1583 wandering1585 legitimate1615 sulphureous1625 tetrous1637 cagastrical1662 medical1676 ambulatory1684 ebullient1684 frantic1709 animated1721 progressive1736 cagastric1753 vegetative1803 left-handed1804 specific1804 subacute1811 animate1816 gregarious1822 vernal1822 ambilateral1824 subchronic1831 regressive1845 nummular1866 postoperative1872 ambulant1873 non-surgical1888 progredient1891 spodogenous1897 spodogenic19.. non-invasive1932 early-onset1951 adult-onset1957 non-specific1964 1860 J. E. Erichsen Sci. & Art Surg. (new ed.) xxiv. 349 When occurring in the skin, as the result of non-specific disease, they [sc. ulcers] may be arranged under the following heads. 1888 Mind 13 12 In the action of the pleasant, and again of the painful, we have to separate the specific from the non-specific influence. 1908 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 80 169 The thermolabile, ‘common’, or non-specific opsonin may be removed from the same immune serum by various different micro-organisms. 1938 R. W. Lawson tr. G. von Hevesy & F. A. Paneth Man. Radioactivity (ed. 2) xv. 147 Non-specific adsorption forces do not play a part in this process. 1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism ii. 29 Promethazine produces considerable antagonism, but the effect is probably a non-specific one. 1975 I. K. Martin Regan & Manhattan File 88 He made some non-specific enquiries to the FBI. 1990 Brain 113 121 Intranuclear vacuolation and swelling..were nonspecific changes that also occurred in control animals. B. n. Something (esp. language, a statement, etc.) lacking in specificity, definiteness, or precision. Frequently in plural. ΚΠ 1968 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 74 198/2 This investigation was intended only as a pilot study, and the findings are reported in impressionistic non-specifics. 1983 Direct Marketing (Electronic ed.) Jan. (Abstr.) Writers must be certain that their material is fresh and not overdone. Copy must be direct and must avoid non-specifics and lack of flexibility. 2003 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 20 Jan. What's Bill Simon up to these days? A reporter who encountered him on a Burbank-to-Sacramento flight got some nonspecifics: business, maybe politics again, maybe his own radio show. Compounds non-specific urethritis n. Medicine urethritis caused by organisms other than gonococci (esp. by chlamydiae), or in which no causative agent is identified; abbreviated NSU. ΚΠ 1901 J. H. Dowd Pract. Treat. Urethritis iii. 19 Simple Urethritis... Synonyms. Non-virulent; non-specific. Definition. An inflammation of the urethra due to bacteria other than the gonococci. 1958 Brit. Jrnl. Venereal Dis. 34 44/1 Non-specific urethritis is a venereal disease of unknown aetiology, diagnosed by excluding specific infective agents such as the gonococcus. 1999 Family Planning Perspectives 31 190/1 In 1995, 13–24-year-olds represented..18% of those with nonspecific urethritis diagnosed at one sexual health clinic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1860
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