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Nosology — (from Ancient Greek νόσος (nosos), meaning disease , and λογία ( logia), meaning study of ) is a branch of medicine that deals with classification of diseases. Contents 1 Types of Classification 2 History 3 Applications … Wikipedia
Nosology — No*sol o*gy, n. [Gr. no sos disease + logy: cf. F. nosologie.] 1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases. [1913 Webster] 2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nosology — (n.) study of diseases, 1721, from Mod.L. nosologia (perhaps via Fr. nosologie), from NOSO (Cf. noso ) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Related: Nosological; nosologist … Etymology dictionary
nosology — [nō säl′ə jē] n. [ModL nosologia: see NOSO & LOGY] 1. classification of diseases 2. the branch of medicine dealing with this nosologic [näs΄ō läj′ik] adj. nosological nosologically adv … English World dictionary
nosology — pathology pa*thol o*gy ( j[y^]), n.; pl. {pathologies} ( j[i^]z). [Gr. pa qos a suffering, disease + logy: cf. F. pathologie.] 1. (Med.) The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nosology — n. classification of diseases. ♦ nosography, n. descriptive nosology. ♦ nosomania, n. delusion of suffering from imaginary disease. ♦ nosophobia, n. morbid dread of disease … Dictionary of difficult words
nosology — noun Etymology: probably from New Latin nosologia, from Greek nosos disease + New Latin logia logy Date: circa 1721 1. a classification or list of diseases 2. a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases • nosological or … New Collegiate Dictionary
nosology — nosological /nos euh loj i keuhl/, adj. nosologically, adv. nosologist, n. /noh sol euh jee/, n. 1. the systematic classification of diseases. 2. the knowledge of a disease. [1715 25; < NL nosologia. See NOSO , LOGY] * * * … Universalium
nosology — The science of classification of diseases. SYN: nosonomy, nosotaxy. [noso + G. logos, study] psychiatric n. SYN: psychonosology. * * * no·sol·o·gy nō säl ə jē, zäl n … Medical dictionary
nosology — study of diseases Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
