nonspecific

adj.

1. Of or relating to an infection not known to be caused by a specific pathogen: nonspecific urethritis.
2. Of or relating to immunity that occurs naturally as a result of a person's genetic makeup or physiology and does not arise from a previous infection or vaccination.

1. not due to any single known cause.
2. not directed against a particular agent, but rather having a general effect.

• n. colitis — diarrheic disease of growing pigs resembling a mild form of swine dysentery; associated with infection by Serpulina innocens. Called also grower pig scours.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (medicine and pathology) not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
  Antonyms: specific (meaning #1), specific (meaning #4)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubestemt, uspecificeret, uspecifik

Français (French)
adj. - non-spécifique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - allgemein, auf mehr als eine Ursache zurückzuführen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γενικός, μη συγκεκριμένος

Italiano (Italian)
non specifico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não-específico

Русский (Russian)
общий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no específico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obestämd, ospecificerad, ospecifik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
非特异的, 非特异性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非特異的, 非特異性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 특별하지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非特異性の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מוגדר/לא מוגבל ע"י גודל, משך, סיבה, השפעה וכו', כללי‬

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