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no⋅sol⋅o⋅gy

  [noh-sol-uh-jee]
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–noun
1. the systematic classification of diseases.
2. the knowledge of a disease.
Origin:
1715–25; < NL nosologia. See noso-, -logy

Related forms:
nos⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [nos-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
nos⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
no⋅sol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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no·sol·o·gy   (nō-sŏl'ə-jē, -zŏl'-)   
n.   pl. no·sol·o·gies

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the classification of diseases.

  2. A classification of diseases.

no'so·log'i·cal (-sə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), no'so·log'ic (-ĭk) adj., no'so·log'i·cal·ly adv., no·sol'o·gist n.
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Main Entry: no·sol·o·gist
Pronunciation: nO-'säl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in nosology

Main Entry: no·sol·o·gy
Pronunciation: nO-'säl-&-jE, -'zäl-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : a classification or list of diseases
2 : a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases —no·so·log·i·cal /"nO-s&-'läj-i-k&l/ or no·so·log·ic /-ik/ adjective —no·so·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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nosology no·sol·o·gy (nō-sŏl'ə-jē, -zŏl'-)
n.

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the classification of diseases. Also called nosonomy, nosotaxy.

  2. A classification of diseases.

no'so·log'i·cal (-sə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or no'so·log'ic (-ĭk) adj.
no·sol'o·gist n.

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