nosography

[ noh-sog-ruh-fee ]
/ noʊˈsɒg rə fi /

noun

the systematic description of diseases.

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Origin of nosography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nosography

no·sog·ra·pher, nounno·so·graph·ic [noh-suh-graf-ik, nos-uh-] /ˌnoʊ səˈgræf ɪk, ˌnɒs ə-/, no·so·graph·i·cal, adjectiveno·so·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby nosography

noso-, nosocomial, nosogenesis, nosogenic, nosogeography, nosography, nosology, nosomania, nosonomy, nosophilia, nosophobia
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British Dictionary definitions for nosography

nosography
/ (nɒˈsɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

a written classification and description of various diseases

Derived forms of nosography

nosographer, nounnosographic (ˌnɒsəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for nosography

nosography
[ nō-sŏg′rə-fē, -zŏg′- ]

n.

The systematic description of diseases.
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