nosology

[noh-sol-uh-jee]

noun

the systematic classification of diseases.

the knowledge of a disease.

Origin of nosology

From the New Latin word nosologia, dating back to 1715–25. See noso-, -logy

Related formsnos·o·log·i·cal

[nos-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌnɒs əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivenos·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbno·sol·o·gist, noun

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Historical Examples of nosology

But we have a remark 397to make on nosology, or the noses of the group.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844
Various
Since then more correct views have prevailed, and the disease has now a recognized place in nosology.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
A whole system of nosology exists in some minds due to an over-long prepuce.
Psychotherapy
James J. Walsh
My mother saw this and called me a genius: my father wept for joy and presented me with a treatise on Nosology.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Nosology, nos-ol′o-ji, n. the science of diseases: the branch of medicine which treats of the classification of diseases.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for nosology

nosology

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the classification of diseases

Derived Formsnosological (ˌnɒsəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivenosologically, adverbnosologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for nosology

"study of diseases," 1721, from Modern Latin nosologia (perhaps via French nosologie), from noso- + -logy. Related: Nosological; nosologist.

nosology in Medicine

nosology

[nō-sŏl′ə-jē, -zŏl′-]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the classification of diseases.nosonomy nosotaxy

A classification of diseases.

Related formsno′so•log′i•cal (-sə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) null adj.no•sol′o•gist n.