nonresistant

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non·re·sis·tant

(nŏn′rĭ-zĭs′tənt)

adj.

1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.

2. Submissively obedient.

non′re·sis′tant n.

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nonresistant

(ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt)

adj

1. incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible

2. (Historical Terms) history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust

ˌnonreˈsistance n

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non•re•sis•tant

(ˌnɒn rɪˈzɪs tənt)

adj.

1. not able to resist something, as a disease; susceptible.

2. not resistant; passively obedient.

3. a person who maintains that established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.

4. a person who does not use force to resist violence.

[1695–1705]

non`re•sis′tance, n.

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Adj.	1.	nonresistant - (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" nonimmune, unresistant, liable susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	2.	nonresistant - offering no resistance compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

nonresistant

adjective

Submitting without objection or resistance:

acquiescent, passive, resigned, submissive.

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The all-cause mortality adjusted for age, gender, and a history of substance use disorders or self-harm was 2.17-fold greater in 18- to 29-year-olds who had treatment-resistant depression, compared with those with nonresistant major depressive disorder; 1.51-fold greater in 30- to 49-year-olds with treatment-resistant depression; and 1.18-fold greater in 50- to 69-year-olds with treatment-resistant depression.

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The all-cause mortality adjusted for age, gender, and a history of substance use disorders or self-harm was 2.17-fold greater in 18- to 29-year-olds who had treatment-resistant depression, compared with those with nonresistant major depressive disorder, 1.51-fold greater in 30- to 49-year-olds with treatment-resistant depression, and 1.18-fold greater in 50- to 69-year-olds with treatment-resistant depression.

Treatment-resistant depression boosts early mortality

Two of three ferrets infected with the nonresistant strain of H7N9 -- the strain currently circulating in China -- died, as did the animals to which they passed the virus.

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Patients were placed into resistant and nonresistant groups, based on their platelet function test results, and the baseline characteristics of these patients correlated to resistance groups are shown in Table 4: only creatinine level, fibrinogen, Pq numerisation, and IPP use show statistically significant association (P = 0.01; 0.04; 0.04; and 0.03, resp.).

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