Etymology
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noso-

word-forming element meaning "disease," from Greek nosos "disease, sickness, malady," a word of unknown origin.

Entries linking to noso-

nosology (n.)

"study of diseases, systematic classification of diseases," 1721, from Modern Latin nosologia (perhaps via French nosologie); see noso- "disease" + -logy "study of." Related: Nosological; nosologist.

zoonosis (n.)

"disease communicated to humans by animals," plural zoonoses, 1876, from Greek zōon "animal" (see zoo-) + nosos "disease" (see noso-).

updated on July 10, 2019

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