nosology
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nosology
- /ˌnɒˈsɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/ US
Where it comes from
From post-classical Latin nosologia, formed as from Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”). By surface analysis, noso- + -logy.
noun nosologies
- A treatise or written classification of diseases.
- The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.
- The characteristics or scientific understanding of a specific disease. 2003: Thomas Arnold … constructed a nosology of insanity explicitly on the basis of the Lockean philosophy of mind — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 312)
Translations
Talk about this word "nosology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nosology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nosology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nosology "nosology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nosology.Cite this
@misc{nosology_2026,
title = {nosology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nosology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
