nosography

no·sog·ra·phy

[noh-sog-ruh-fee]
noun
the systematic description of diseases.

Origin:
1645–55; noso- + -graphy

no·sog·ra·pher, noun
no·so·graph·ic [noh-suh-graf-ik, nos-uh-] , no·so·graph·i·cal, adjective
no·so·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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nosography (nɒˈsɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a written classification and description of various diseases
 
no'sographer
 
n
 
nosographic
 
adj

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nosography no·sog·ra·phy (nō-sŏg'rə-fē, -zŏg'-)
n.
The systematic description of diseases.

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