Definitions for nosocomial
ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əlnoso·co·mi·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nosocomialadjective

   taking place or originating in a hospital

   "nosocomial infection"

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1. Nosocomialadjective

   Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection.

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1. nosocomialadjective

   of, relating to, happening in a hospital

2. nosocomialadjective

   contracted in a hospital, or arising from hospital treatment

3. Etymology: From nosocomi, from νοσοκομείον, from νόσος + κομέω.

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1. nosocomial

   A hospital-acquired infection, also known as a nosocomial infection (from the Greek nosokomeion, meaning "hospital"), is an infection that is acquired in a hospital or other health care facility. To emphasize both hospital and nonhospital settings, it is sometimes instead called a healthcare–associated infection. Such an infection can be acquired in hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, outpatient clinic, diagnostic laboratory or other clinical settings. Infection is spread to the susceptible patient in the clinical setting by various means. Health care staff also spread infection, in addition to contaminated equipment, bed linens, or air droplets. The infection can originate from the outside environment, another infected patient, staff that may be infected, or in some cases, the source of the infection cannot be determined. In some cases the microorganism originates from the patient's own skin microbiota, becoming opportunistic after surgery or other procedures that compromise the protective skin barrier. Though the patient may have contracted the infection from their own skin, the infection is still considered nosocomial since it develops in the health care setting. An easy way to understand the term is that the infection tends to lack evidence that it was incubating, or present when the patient entered the healthcare setting, thus meaning it was acquired post-admission.

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1. nosocomial

   Nosocomial refers to infections or diseases that are acquired in a hospital or other healthcare facility, typically as a result of treatment for other conditions.

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1. Nosocomialadjective

   of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere

2. Etymology: [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease + komei^n to attend to.]

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1. Nosocomial

   nos-ō-kō′mi-al, adj. relating to a hospital. [Gr. nosos, sickness, komein, to take care of.]

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1. nocosomial

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nosocomial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nosocomial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nosocomial
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nosocomial
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nosocomial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosocomial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosocomial
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nosocomial