nosology
Meaningthe study of disease
Common meaning: classification of diseases
- nosdiseaseLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1010 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Journey through time
- Greekνόσος‘disease’
- Englishnosology‘classification of diseases’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek νόσος ‘disease’.
Roots
- νόσος Greek “disease”
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