nosography

American

[noh-sog-ruh-fee] / noʊˈsɒg rə fi /

noun

the systematic description of diseases.

nosography British

/ nɒˈsɒɡrəfɪ, ˌnɒsəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

a written classification and description of various diseases

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Other Word Forms

nosographer noun
nosographic adjective
nosographical adjective
nosographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of nosography

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

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Nosography, nō-sog′ra-fi, n. the description of diseases.—adj.

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