nosography

  • 1Nosography — No*sog ra*phy, n. [Gr. no sos disease + graphy: cf. F. nosographie.] A description or classification of diseases. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2nosography — [nō säg′rə fē] n. [ NOSO + GRAPHY] the systematic description of diseases …

    English World dictionary

  • 3nosography — n. [Gr. nosos, disease; graphos, writing] A branch of pathology dealing with the description of diseases …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 4nosography — nosographer, n. nosographic /noh seuh graf ik, nos euh /, nosographical, adj. nosographically, adv. /noh sog reuh fee/, n. the systematic description of diseases. [1645 55; NOSO + GRAPHY] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5nosography — noun The systematic naming and description of diseases …

    Wiktionary

  • 6nosography — 1. Assignment of names to each disease entity in a group that has been classified according to a systematic nosology. 2. A treatise on pathology or the practice of medicine. [noso + G. graphe, description] * * * no·sog·ra·phy nō säg rə fē …

    Medical dictionary

  • 7nosography — n. systematic description of diseases …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8nosography — no·sog·ra·phy …

    English syllables

  • 9nosography — no•sog•ra•phy [[t]noʊˈsɒg rə fi[/t]] n. pat the systematic description of diseases • Etymology: 1645–55 no•sog′ra•pher, n. nos•o•graph•ic ˌnɒs əˈgræf ɪk nos o•graph′i•cal,adj. nos o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10nosography — /nɒˈsɒgrəfi/ (say no sogruhfee) noun the systematic description of diseases. –nosographer, noun –nosographic /nɒsəˈgræfɪk/ (say nosuh grafik), nosographical /nɒsəˈgræfɪkəl/ (say nosuh grafikuhl), adjective –nosographically /nɒsəˈgræfɪkli/ (say… …