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General

nosocomial

noh-soh-KOH-mee-al

StatusNew

Definition

Acquired in a hospital setting

PathologyGeneral

Breakdown

Root

nosocomi/o

hospital

Etymology

Greek: nosocomi/o (hospital)

Practice