nosocomial

nos·o·co·mi·al

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nos-uh-koh-mee-uh l]
- /ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nos-uh-koh-mee-uh l]
- /ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əl/

Definitions of nosocomial word

adjective nosocomial (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired. 1
noun nosocomial (of a disease) originating in a hospital. 1
adjective nosocomial originating in hospital 0
adjective nosocomial of or beginning in a hospital or medical facility; esp., of a hospital-acquired disease or infection 0

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Origin of nosocomial

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < New Latin nosocomi(um) hospital (< Late Greek nosokomeîon, equivalent to Greek noso- noso- + kom- (base with sense “care, attendance,” as in gērokómos caring for the old) + -eion suffix of location) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Nosocomial

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exclamation

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nosocomial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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