[nos.o.co.mi.al] adj [LL nosocomium hospital, fr. LGk nosokomeion, fr. Gk nosokomos one who tends the sick, fr. nosos disease + -komos; akin to Gk kamnein to suffer, toil, Skt samyati he tires] (ca. 1843): originating or taking place in a hospital "~ infection"
NOSOCOMIAL
Meaning of NOSOCOMIAL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012