nosocomialadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒsə(ʊ)ˈkəʊmɪəl/,

/ˌnəʊsə(ʊ)ˈkəʊmɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌnɑsəˈkoʊmiəl/,

/ˌnoʊsəˈkoʊmiəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nosocomium , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nosocomium (see nosocome n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare French nosocomial (1836).

Of or relating to a hospital; spec. (of a disease) originating or acquired in hospital.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [adjective] > hospital

nosocomial1853

1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) (at cited word) Nosocomial, relating to an hospital,—as ‘nosocomial or hospital fever’.

1891 C. Creighton Hist. Epidemics Brit. 95 The purely nosocomial part of these charities was in not a few instances for the immediate relief of the monasteries themselves.

1966 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 275 17 (title) Nosocomial infection with Klebsiella type 25.

1977 Lancet 22 Oct. 862/1 20 (11%) of 181 nosocomial epidemics investigated by the Center for Disease Control during 1956–75 were actually false outbreaks.

1998 P. Lynch Omega i. ii. 42 She had been brought in to tackle what the county considered to be elevated mortality levels due to nosocomial infection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nosocomial
释义	nosocomialadj. Brit. /ˌnɒsə(ʊ)ˈkəʊmɪəl/, /ˌnəʊsə(ʊ)ˈkəʊmɪəl/, U.S. /ˌnɑsəˈkoʊmiəl/, /ˌnoʊsəˈkoʊmiəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nosocomium , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nosocomium (see nosocome n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare French nosocomial (1836). Of or relating to a hospital; spec. (of a disease) originating or acquired in hospital. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [adjective] > hospital nosocomial1853 1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) (at cited word) Nosocomial, relating to an hospital,—as ‘nosocomial or hospital fever’. 1891 C. Creighton Hist. Epidemics Brit. 95 The purely nosocomial part of these charities was in not a few instances for the immediate relief of the monasteries themselves. 1966 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 275 17 (title) Nosocomial infection with Klebsiella type 25. 1977 Lancet 22 Oct. 862/1 20 (11%) of 181 nosocomial epidemics investigated by the Center for Disease Control during 1956–75 were actually false outbreaks. 1998 P. Lynch Omega i. ii. 42 She had been brought in to tackle what the county considered to be elevated mortality levels due to nosocomial infection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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