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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌnon-speˈcific adjective  1 [only before noun] a non-specific medical condition could have one of several causes 〔疾病等〕原因不明确的,非特异性的 children with non-specific abdominal pain 患非特异性腹痛的儿童2 not exact or detailed, or not relating to one particular thing 不明确的;非特定的 vague The description was deliberately non-specific. 描述故意模棱两可。
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non-specificI had carried out postmortem examinations of the dead animals but had found only a non-specific gastro-enteritis.The causative organism, like that responsible for many cases of non-specific infection, is a member of the chlamydia group.This includes object classes providing basic non-specific operating system services.But gastric metaplasia may also develop as a non-specific response to mucosal injury not associated with acid peptic damage.At least he had been non-specific, so the chances were still good.There are three main types: non-specific, specific, and potential.The usual differential diagnosis lies between non-specific urethritis and gonorrhoea.This suggests that the phenomenon may also be caused, in some non-specific way, by the ingestion of fresh growing grass.
ˌnon-speˈcific adjectiveChineseSyllable
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non-specific
ˌnon-speˈcific adjective
1. [only before noun] a non-specific medical condition could have one of several causes:
    children with non-specific abdominal pain
2. not exact or detailed, or not relating to one particular thing ⇨ vague:
    The description was deliberately non-specific.


non-specif·icBrE /ˌnɒn spəˈsɪfɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn spəˈsɪfɪk/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] not definite or clearly defined; general 不明确的;非特定的;泛泛的The candidate's speech was non-specific. 这位候选人的讲话只是泛泛之谈。🔊🔊(medical 医学) (of pain, a disease, etc. 疼痛、疾病等) with more than one possible cause 非特异性的;不只一种病因的;有多种致病可能的


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