Definition of "non-elective" [non-elective]

• Filled by appointment rather than by election (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Another mother might disclose, pour encourager les autres, undying memories of her emergency — ie, non-elective caesarean: "My bladder had been ripped open... for 10 days I needed to use a catheter bag.""
• "We’re seeing both elective and non-elective procedures down as, he notes."
• "There is never a wait for urgent care and next to none for non-elective surgery."