nosologicaladj.
/ˌnɒsəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌnəʊsəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌnɑsəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˌnoʊsəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ 1. Of or relating to nosology.
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nosological1784
nosographic1821
nosographical1887
nosologic1912
1784 W. Cullen First Lines Pract. Physic (ed. 4) II. iv. i. §805 My reasons for differing from these authors, must be left to a nosological discussion.
1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 460 In acute diseases, the thirst after water..is sufficiently constant to be a basis of nosological description.
1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. 20 Will you from this very excellent nosological definition venture to prescribe for this case of dropsy?
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 384 He founded his nosological classification on certain cases observed by himself.
1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 688/1 The authors..fuse the psychoneurotic and personality disorders and employ a nosological schema of their own.
1992 Isis 83 124/1 Does lovesickness differ in any way from the rest of the nosological canon established by the Arab encyclopedists?
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nosological1807
1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 18 535 A close application to the perusal of the late Nosological authors.
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