nosocomial

adjective

nos·o·co·mi·al ˌnä-sə-ˈkō-mē-əl How to pronounce nosocomial (audio)

ˌnō-sə-

: acquired or occurring in a hospital

nosocomial infection

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Nosocomial is a word that usually occurs in formal medical contexts—specifically, in reference to hospital-acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter nosocomial as part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might want to remember that the term descends from nosocomium, the Late Latin word for "hospital." Nosocomium in turn traces to the Greek nosos, meaning "disease." That root has given English other words as well, including zoonosis ("a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions") and nosology ("a classification or list of diseases" or "a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases").

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission.

Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission.

Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial COVID-19 rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 COVID-19 patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission.

Christina Jewett, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin nosocomiālis, from Late Latin nosocomium "hospital, infirmary" (borrowed from Late Greek nosokomeîon, derivative, with the suffix of place -eion, of Greek nosokoméō, nosokomeîn "to tend the sick," from nósos "disease" + -o- -o- + koméō, komeîn "to take care of, tend") + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; koméō probably iterative derivative from the base of kámnō, kámnein, aorist ékamon "to labor, take pains, be sick," going back to an Indo-European verbal base *ḱemh₂- "take pains, tire," whence also Sanskrit áśamīt "(s/he) became quiet," śaśamé "(s/he) has taken pains," śā́myati "(s/he) becomes quiet, fatigues, ceases," Greek akámatos "not resting, untiring" — more at nosology

First Known Use

circa 1843, in the meaning defined above

单词	nosocomial
释义	nosocomial adjective nos·o·co·mi·al ˌnä-sə-ˈkō-mē-əl ˌnō-sə- : acquired or occurring in a hospital nosocomial infection Did you know? Nosocomial is a word that usually occurs in formal medical contexts—specifically, in reference to hospital-acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter nosocomial as part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might want to remember that the term descends from nosocomium, the Late Latin word for "hospital." Nosocomium in turn traces to the Greek nosos, meaning "disease." That root has given English other words as well, including zoonosis ("a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions") and nosology ("a classification or list of diseases" or "a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases"). Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial covid rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 covid patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The MedPAR data was also used to calculate the national nosocomial COVID-19 rate of 1.7%, with 6,629 of 394,939 COVID-19 patients diagnosed with the virus that was deemed not present on admission. Christina Jewett, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin nosocomiālis, from Late Latin nosocomium "hospital, infirmary" (borrowed from Late Greek nosokomeîon, derivative, with the suffix of place -eion, of Greek nosokoméō, nosokomeîn "to tend the sick," from nósos "disease" + -o- -o- + koméō, komeîn "to take care of, tend") + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; koméō probably iterative derivative from the base of kámnō, kámnein, aorist ékamon "to labor, take pains, be sick," going back to an Indo-European verbal base ḱemh₂- "take pains, tire," whence also Sanskrit áśamīt* "(s/he) became quiet," śaśamé "(s/he) has taken pains," śā́myati "(s/he) becomes quiet, fatigues, ceases," Greek akámatos "not resting, untiring" — more at nosology First Known Use circa 1843, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition nosocomial adjective nos·o·co·mi·al ˌnäs-ə-ˈkō-mē-əl : acquired or occurring in a hospital nosocomial infection
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nosocomial

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