non-tropicaladj.
/nɒnˈtrɒpᵻkl/, U.S. /nɑnˈtrɑpək(ə)l/ Not characteristic of the tropics; not located in or native to the tropics; (of a disease) not acquired in or limited to the tropics.
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1841 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 4 10/2 (heading) Soldier's daily ration, in non-tropical climates.
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 810/1 The states of the American Union are non-tropical, adapted to the development of European races.
1952 A. M. Smith Manures & Fertilisers v. 101 In non-tropical climates there is much more ammoniacal nitrogen than nitrate nitrogen.
1969 Med. Times 97 86 (title) Amoebiasis: a non-tropical disease.
1978 J. M. Thomson (title) A field guide to common sea and estuary fishes of non-tropical Australia.
1989 Neuroepidemiology 8 109 In Japan a very similar clinical syndrome has been identified as HTLV-I-associated myelopathy and may be a non-tropical version of the same disease [sc. tropical spastic paraparesis].
1996 G. Waldbauer Insects through Seasons (1998) 217 As have most of the other non-tropical insects, these species have evolved ways of keeping their bodies from freezing.
Compounds
non-tropical sprue n. Medicine coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy).
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1929 Lancet 25 May 1086/2 It is generally assumed that tropical and non-tropical sprue are the same disease, although this cannot be proved.
1996 Austral. Family Physician 25 62 Coeliac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or non-tropical sprue, is a relatively uncommon condition.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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