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nosocomial

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nos⋅o⋅co⋅mi⋅al

  [nos-uh-koh-mee-uhl]
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–adjective
(of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
Origin:
1850–55; < NL nosocomi(um) hospital (< LGk nosokomeîon, equiv. to Gk noso- noso- + kom- (base with sense “care, attendance,” as in gērokómos caring for the old) + -eion suffix of location) + -al 1
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nos·o·co·mi·al   (nŏs'ə-kō'mē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a hospital.

  2. Of or being a secondary disorder associated with being treated in a hospital but unrelated to the patient's primary condition: a nosocomial infection.


[From Late Latin nosocomi(um), hospital (ultimately from Greek nosos, disease + komein, to take care of) + -al.]
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Main Entry: nos·o·co·mi·al
Pronunciation: "näs-&-'kO-mE-&l
Function: adjective
: originating or taking place in ahospital <nosocomial infection> —nos·o·co·mi·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nosocomial nos·o·co·mi·al (nŏs'ə-kō'mē-əl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a hospital.

  2. Of or being a secondary disorder associated with being treated in a hospital but unrelated to the patient's primary condition.

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