Fw: nosocomial: M-W's Word of the Day

[Guest guest]

> The Word of the Day for January 15 is:

>

> nosocomial \nah-suh-KOH-mee-ul\ adjective

> : acquired or occurring in a hospital

>

> Example sentence:

> The appendectomy itself went well, but the patient

> contracted a nosocomial infection afterward and wound up staying

> in the hospital longer than anticipated.

>

> Did you know?

> " Nosocomial " is a word that usually occurs in formal

> medical contexts; specifically, in reference to hospital-

> acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter " nosocomial " as

> part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might

> want to remember that the term descends from " nosocomium, " the

> Late Latin word for " hospital. " " Nosocomium " in turn traces to

> the Greek " nosos, " meaning " disease. " That root has given

> English other words as well, including " zoonosis " ( " a disease

> communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions " )

> and " nosology " ( " a classification or list of diseases " or " a

> branch of medical science that deals with classification of

> diseases " ).

[Guest guest]

> The Word of the Day for January 15 is:

>

> nosocomial \nah-suh-KOH-mee-ul\ adjective

> : acquired or occurring in a hospital

>

> Example sentence:

> The appendectomy itself went well, but the patient

> contracted a nosocomial infection afterward and wound up staying

> in the hospital longer than anticipated.

>

> Did you know?

> " Nosocomial " is a word that usually occurs in formal

> medical contexts; specifically, in reference to hospital-

> acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter " nosocomial " as

> part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might

> want to remember that the term descends from " nosocomium, " the

> Late Latin word for " hospital. " " Nosocomium " in turn traces to

> the Greek " nosos, " meaning " disease. " That root has given

> English other words as well, including " zoonosis " ( " a disease

> communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions " )

> and " nosology " ( " a classification or list of diseases " or " a

> branch of medical science that deals with classification of

> diseases " ).

[Guest guest]

> The Word of the Day for January 15 is:

>

> nosocomial \nah-suh-KOH-mee-ul\ adjective

> : acquired or occurring in a hospital

>

> Example sentence:

> The appendectomy itself went well, but the patient

> contracted a nosocomial infection afterward and wound up staying

> in the hospital longer than anticipated.

>

> Did you know?

> " Nosocomial " is a word that usually occurs in formal

> medical contexts; specifically, in reference to hospital-

> acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter " nosocomial " as

> part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might

> want to remember that the term descends from " nosocomium, " the

> Late Latin word for " hospital. " " Nosocomium " in turn traces to

> the Greek " nosos, " meaning " disease. " That root has given

> English other words as well, including " zoonosis " ( " a disease

> communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions " )

> and " nosology " ( " a classification or list of diseases " or " a

> branch of medical science that deals with classification of

> diseases " ).

[Guest guest]

> The Word of the Day for January 15 is:

>

> nosocomial \nah-suh-KOH-mee-ul\ adjective

> : acquired or occurring in a hospital

>

> Example sentence:

> The appendectomy itself went well, but the patient

> contracted a nosocomial infection afterward and wound up staying

> in the hospital longer than anticipated.

>

> Did you know?

> " Nosocomial " is a word that usually occurs in formal

> medical contexts; specifically, in reference to hospital-

> acquired sickness. We hope you never encounter " nosocomial " as

> part of your own medical diagnosis, but if you do, you might

> want to remember that the term descends from " nosocomium, " the

> Late Latin word for " hospital. " " Nosocomium " in turn traces to

> the Greek " nosos, " meaning " disease. " That root has given

> English other words as well, including " zoonosis " ( " a disease

> communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions " )

> and " nosology " ( " a classification or list of diseases " or " a

> branch of medical science that deals with classification of

> diseases " ).