There is a phenomenon called nosocomial disease.
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Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y … Wikipedia
Nosocomial — Nos o*co mi*al (n[o^]s [ o]*k[=o] m[i^]*al), a. [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no sos disease + komei^n to attend to.] 1. Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. Acquired in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nosocomial — (adj.) 1855, from L. nosocomium, from Gk. nosokomeion, from nosos disease. Nosocome was a 17c. word for hospital … Etymology dictionary
nosocomial — [nōs΄ə kō′mē əl] adj. of or beginning in a hospital or medical facility; esp., of a hospital acquired disease or infection … English World dictionary
Nosocomial — Originating or taking place in a hospital, acquired in a hospital, especially in reference to an infection. The term nosocomial comes from two Greek words: nosus meaning disease + komeion meaning to take care of. Hence, nosocomial should apply to … Medical dictionary
nosocomial — adjective Etymology: Late Latin nosocomium hospital, from Late Greek nosokomeion, from Greek nosokomos one who tends the sick, from nosos disease + komos; akin to Greek kamnein to suffer, toil, Sanskrit śāmyati he tires Date: circa 1843 acquired… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nosocomial infection — an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment. It may develop in a hospitalized patient without having been present or incubating at the time of admission, or it may be acquired in hospital but only appears after discharge … Medical dictionary
nosocomial — [ˌnɒsə(ʊ) kəʊmɪəl] adjective Medicine (of a disease) originating in a hospital. Origin C19: from Gk nosokomos person who tends the sick + ial … English new terms dictionary
nosocomial — /ˌnɒsoʊˈkoʊmiəl/ (say .nosoh kohmeeuhl) adjective (of a disease) contracted in a hospital. {New Latin nosocomi(um) hospital + al1} …
nosocomial — a. (of a disease) contracted in hospital … Dictionary of difficult words
Infection, nosocomial — An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to the patient being admitted to the hospital, but occurred within 72 hours after admittance to the hospital. After antibiotics came into… … Medical dictionary
