n.
Pronunciation: n ō - ' sä-l ə -j ē , - ' zä-
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from New Latin nosologia, from Greek nosos disease + New Latin -logia -logy
Date: circa 1721
1 : a classification or list of diseases
2 : a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases
– no · so · log · i · cal \ ˌ n ō -s ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ or no · so · log · ic \ -jik \ adjective
– no · so · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb