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nosocomial
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective nosocomial has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
nosocomial, a. [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease + komei^n to attend to.].
- Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
- Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection. [PJC]
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