nonfatal
non fay tuhl
- a not bringing death
nonfatal heart attack
- But no test is able to determine reliably whether the cancer is slow-growing and probably nonfatal or aggressive and in need of immediate treatment.
- First, mortality rates are a broad-brush health measurement and do not take into account nonfatal illnesses or fatal illnesses that take several years to develop, such as cancer.
- The airline has experienced a long sequence of nonfatal mishaps.