Definition of nosocomial in English:
nosocomial
adjective ˌnɒsə(ʊ)ˈkəʊmɪəlˌnoʊzoʊˈkoʊmiəl
Medicine (of a disease) originating in a hospital.
Example sentencesExamples
- A high prevalence of nosocomial infections in ICU patients is associated with high utilization of antibiotics.
- Minimize potential complications such as nosocomial infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, and thromboembolism.
- It is unclear whether pagers could serve as vectors of nosocomial infection, but health care workers must consider that potential when touching or handling a pager.
- Some of these are infections occurring in patients after admission to the hospital called nosocomial infections.
- In the intervention hospital, the records showed 29 nosocomial infections with VRE and 44 with MRSA.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek nosokomos 'person who tends the sick' + -ial.
Definition of nosocomial in US English:
nosocomial
adjectiveˌnōzōˈkōmēəlˌnoʊzoʊˈkoʊmiəl
Medicine (of a disease) originating in a hospital.
Example sentencesExamples
- A high prevalence of nosocomial infections in ICU patients is associated with high utilization of antibiotics.
- In the intervention hospital, the records showed 29 nosocomial infections with VRE and 44 with MRSA.
- Some of these are infections occurring in patients after admission to the hospital called nosocomial infections.
- Minimize potential complications such as nosocomial infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, and thromboembolism.
- It is unclear whether pagers could serve as vectors of nosocomial infection, but health care workers must consider that potential when touching or handling a pager.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek nosokomos ‘person who tends the sick’ + -ial.