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nosology /no·sol·o·gy/ (no-sol´ah-je) the science of the classification of diseases.nosolog´ic
no·sol·o·gy (n-sl-j, -zl-)
n.
1. The branch of medicine that deals with the classification of diseases. Also called nosonomy, nosotaxy.
2. A classification of diseases.

noso·logi·cal (-s-lj-kl), noso·logic (-k) adj.
no·solo·gist n.

nosology
[nōsol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, nosos, disease, logos, science
the science of classifying diseases. See also nomenclature.

nosology (nō·sˑ·l·jē),
n 1. a list or classification of diseases.
2. the branch of science that deals with the classification of diseases.

nosology
classification of patients into groups.

nosology
Informatics The branch of medical science that deals with orderly relationships among or classifications of disease. See Composite clinical data dictionary.


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