nosocomial

American  

[nos-uh-koh-mee-uhl] / ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əl /

adjective

1. (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.

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nosocomial British  

/ ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl /

adjective

1. med originating in hospital

   nosocomial disease

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Etymology

Origin of nosocomial

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) + -al ¹

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Example Sentences

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nosocomial

Of relevance is the control of bacterial populations in health environments such as hospitals and other healthcare units to avoid the so-called nosocomial infections, mainly due to bacterial colonization on biomedical surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

"They can infect any organism and commonly contaminate hospital environments. As a result they are a leading cause of nosocomial infections, in particular at the ICU."

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is undertaking a review as part of Welsh government's national nosocomial Covid-19 programme looking at healthcare-acquired infections in the wake of the pandemic.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023

We have also learned the hard way the crucial difference between technical competence at discrete surgical procedures and the quality of longer duration in-patient care, during which nosocomial risk soar even at the "best" hospitals.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2016

In the summer months, so long as the windows were open and the air was diluted by the continuous passage of fresh currents, the patients enjoyed immunity from nosocomial malaria.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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