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a combining form meaning “disease,” used in the formation of compound words: nosology.
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Also especially before a vowel, nos-.
Origin of noso-
Combining form representing Greek nósos disease, sickness, malady
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British Dictionary definitions for noso-
noso-
before a vowel nos-
combining form
diseasenosology
Word Origin for noso-
from Greek nosos
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Medical definitions for noso-
noso-
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Disease:nosology.
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