NONALCOHOLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonalcoholic mean? 

• NONALCOHOLIC (adjective)
  The adjective NONALCOHOLIC has 1 sense:

1. characterized by the absence of alcohol

  Familiarity information: NONALCOHOLIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONALCOHOLIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by the absence of alcohol

Context example:

nonalcoholic beverages

Antonym:

alcoholic (characteristic of or containing alcohol)

 Context examples 

NAFLD can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), eventually leading to liver damage and scarring.

(NIH study sheds light on immune responses driving obesity-induced liver disease, National Institutes of Health)

The condition can progress to a more serious disease involving inflammation, scarring and even liver cancer (called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH).

(High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet Causes Lasting Harmful Effects on Liver, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) develop an accumulation of excess fat in their livers.

(High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet Causes Lasting Harmful Effects on Liver, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

New findings from mouse models reveal that the type of immune response that helps maintain healthy metabolism in fatty tissues, called type 2 immunity, also drives obesity-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

(NIH study sheds light on immune responses driving obesity-induced liver disease, National Institutes of Health)