Definition of NOSOLOGY

nosology

Meanings

Plural: nosologies

Noun

  • the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

diagnostics

Scrabble Score: 12

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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