Meanings of nonparallel in English

Results: Grouping patients by ERCP grading and Child classification revealed a nonparallel relationship between the severities of the two diseases.

Spectral analysis revealed nonparallel rows of indentations, including several slight punctures of the denim at the calf of one leg.

Addition of ether extracts of BFF caused a slight but nonparallel suppression of FSH secretion; however, heating these extracts removed most of this suppressive activity.