Not Responsive

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NR
Pronunciation
/nɑt rɪˈspɑnsɪv/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. If we are not responsive to beauty, we will miss a lot in life.
  2. Domino is still running, but is not responsive to clients.
  3. This downturn will continue to deteriorate, be extremely protracted, extremely deep and not responsive to traditional economic stimulus.
  4. The agent is not responsive to antibiotics and it may be indistinguishable from acute bacterial bronchitis or bronchiolitis in children and infants.
  5. These patients are insulin-resistant, meaning that their cells are not responsive to insulin which normally helps glucose get out of the bloodstream, where it does damage, and into cells.

Other meanings of NR

NMDA receptor Medical
No Radiation Medical
No Recurrence Medical
No Refill Medical
No Respiration Medical
Non-Reactive Medical
Non-Reducing Medical
Non-Resistance Medical
Non-Response Medical
Normal Response Medical