nos·o·co·mi·al (n s  -k  m -l)adj. 1. Of or relating to a hospital. 2. Of or being a secondary disorder associated with being treated in a hospital but unrelated to the patient's primary condition: a nosocomial infection. [From Late Latin nosocomi(um), hospital (ultimately from Greek nosos, disease + komein, to take care of) + -al.] |
nosocomial [ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl]
adj
(Medicine) Med originating in hospital nosocomial disease
[New Latin nosocomialis, via Late Latin from Greek, from nosokomos one that tends the sick, from nosos (see noso-) + komein to tend]
nosocomial - "Pertaining to a hospital" or "originating in a hospital."
See also related terms for hospital.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | nosocomial - taking place or originating in a hospital; "nosocomial infection" |
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