nosocomial

[ nos-uh-koh-mee-uhl ]

adjective

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

nosocomial

/ ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl /

adjective

1. med originating in hospital

   nosocomial disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosocomial¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosocomial¹

C19: New Latin nosocomialis, via Late Latin from Greek, from nosokomos one that tends the sick, from nosos (see noso- ) + komein to tend

Example Sentences

Since that first patient, I have seen five other cases of nosocomial covid in the past four weeks.

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As an infectious-disease doctor, I know nosocomial infections well.

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My experience tells me that nosocomial covid-19 is rampant, and hospitals are not sounding the alarm.

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I suspect the infection was transmitted by a staff member, much like other nosocomial infections.

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