First Known Use: circa 1843
Dictionary
nosocomial
adjective nos·o·co·mi·al \ˌnä-sə-ˈkō-mē-əl\
Definition of NOSOCOMIAL
: acquired or occurring in a hospital <nosocomial infection>
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Origin of NOSOCOMIAL
Late Latin nosocomium hospital, from Late Greek nosokomeion, from Greek nosokomos one who tends the sick, from nosos disease + -komos; akin to Greek kamnein to suffer, toil, Sanskrit śāmyati he tires
Medical Dictionary
nosocomial
adjective nos·o·co·mi·al \ˌnäs-ə-ˈkō-mē-əl\
Medical Definition of NOSOCOMIAL
: acquired or occurring in a hospital <nosocomial infection>
—nos·o·co·mi·al·ly \-ē\ adverb
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