nosology

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease

Etymology

From post-classical Latin nosologia, formed as from Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”).

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Synonyms

diagnostics

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