non-communicable
Cannot be spread
Non-communicable describes diseases or conditions that cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and asthma are non-communicable—you can't catch them from someone who has them.
The term contrasts with communicable or infectious diseases like flu or tuberculosis.
Non-communicable diseases account for most deaths worldwide.
Cannot be caught
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
stroke · hypertension · asthma · COPD · autoimmune · arthritis · osteoporosis · Alzheimer's
Customary food consumption
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- sedentaryCharacterized by much sitting
nutrition · obesity · prevention · modifiable · behavior · tobacco · wellness · stress
Passed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
chromosome · congenital · familial · predisposition · susceptibility · recessive · dominant · genotype
Lasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
- lastingContinuing through time
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
degenerative · management · enduring · incurable · irreversible · permanent · stable · protracted
non-infectious
Cannot be caught
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
respiratory · stroke · hypertension · asthma · COPD · autoimmune · arthritis · osteoporosis · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's
diet
Customary food consumption
sedentary · nutrition · obesity · prevention · modifiable · behavior · tobacco · wellness · stress · sleep
hereditary
Passed through generations
mutation · chromosome · congenital · familial · predisposition · susceptibility · recessive · dominant · genotype · phenotype
long-term
Lasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
- lastingContinuing through time
progressive · degenerative · management · enduring · incurable · irreversible · permanent · stable · protracted · continuous
non-communicablecommunicable
Capable of being spread
contagious · infectious · transmissible · catching · spreadable
non-communicablecommunicable
Capable of being spread
expressible · transmittable · transferable · shareable · conveyable
communicate, communicable, communication, communicative, communicator, communicating, communicated, communicates, incommunicable