nosography

[ noh-sog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the systematic description of diseases.

nosography

/ ˌnɒsəˈɡræfɪk; nɒˈsɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. a written classification and description of various diseases

Derived Forms

• nosographic, adjective
• noˈsographer, noun

Other Words From

• no·sogra·pher noun
• no·so·graph·ic [noh-s, uh, -, graf, -ik, nos-, uh, -], noso·graphi·cal adjective
• noso·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosography¹

First recorded in 1645–55; noso- + -graphy

Example Sentences

At Paris, doctors are all men of discernment, and are admirably versed in conjugal nosography.

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