nonterminal

adjective

non·​ter·​mi·​nal ˌnän-ˈtərm-nəl 

-ˈtər-mə-nᵊl

: not terminal: such as

a

: not leading ultimately to death : not fatal

a nonterminal illness

b

: not approaching or close to death : not being in the final stages of a fatal disease

nonterminal patients

nonterminally adjective

nonterminally ill

Examples of nonterminal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Opioids are often not the best way to manage pain, especially chronic, nonterminal pain: patients often need help changing patterns of work, stress, exercise, and diet. —Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above