nosocomial

[ nos-uh-koh-mee-uh l ]
/ ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əl /

adjective

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

Origin of nosocomial

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) + -al1

Words nearby nosocomial

nosher, nosherei, noshery, nosing, noso-, nosocomial, nosogenesis, nosogenic, nosogeography, nosography, nosology

British Dictionary definitions for nosocomial

nosocomial
/ (ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl) /

adjective

med originating in hospital nosocomial disease

Word Origin for nosocomial

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

Medical definitions for nosocomial

nosocomial
[ nŏs′ə-kō′mē-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to a hospital.
Of or being a secondary disorder associated with being treated in a hospital but unrelated to the patient's primary condition.