NOSOCOMIAL


Meaning of NOSOCOMIAL in English

[ ˌnɒsə(ʊ)'kəʊmɪəl ]

■ adjective Medicine (of a disease) originating in a hospital.

Origin

C19: from Gk nosokomos 'person who tends the sick' + -ial .

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