nosocomial
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əˈkoʊ adjective
(of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
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nosocomial (ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| med originating in hospital: nosocomial disease | |
| [C19: New Latin nosocomialis, via Late Latin from Greek, from nosokomos one that tends the sick, from nosos (see | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
nosocomial nos·o·co·mi·al (nŏs'ə-kō'mē-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to a hospital.
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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Example sentences
When this occurs, it is called a nosocomial infection.
The alcohol gels that you dis are absolutely proven to prevent nosocomial infections in clinical settings.
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