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nosology

/ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
nosol-o-gy
IPA
/ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treatise or written classification of diseases.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The characteristics or scientific understanding of a specific disease.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post-classical Latin nosologia, formed as from Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nosologia, νόσος, -λογία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/
  • British English: /ˌnɒˈsɒləd͡ʒi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

nosologies (plural)

Derived Forms

nosological nosologist psychonosology zoonosology

Frequently Paired Words

nosocomial

Synonyms

diagnostics

Questions

How do you pronounce nosology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnoʊˈsɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does nosology mean?
A treatise or written classification of diseases.
Where does nosology come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nosology

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