noncancer

English

Etymology

non- +‎ cancer

Adjective

noncancer (not comparable)

1. Not of or pertaining to cancer.
   • 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, pages 182–183:

     By 2002, prescriptions of OxyContin for noncancer pain increased nearly ten times, with total sales reaching over $3 billion.

Noun

noncancer (plural noncancers)

1. A medical condition other than cancer.