nosology

[ noh-sol-uh-jee ]

/ noʊˈsɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the systematic classification of diseases.

the knowledge of a disease.

Nearby words

nosocomial, nosogenesis, nosogenic, nosogeography, nosography, nosology, nosomania, nosonomy, nosophilia, nosophobia, nosopoietic

Origin of nosology

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

Related forms

nos·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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Examples from the Web for nosology

Among the curiosities of the nosology may be mentioned wrist-drop, doubtless from working in lead.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
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
The theoretical question (not debated at the time) was touching the place or affinities of relapsing fever in the nosology.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

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

British Dictionary definitions for nosology

nosology

/ (nɒˈsɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the classification of diseases

Derived Forms

nosological (ˌnɒsəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivenosologically, adverbnosologist, noun

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Medicine definitions for nosology

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 forms

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