Nosology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌnɒˈsɒləd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nosology is a noun meaning A treatise or written classification of diseases.
Meaning
A treatise or written classification of diseases.
More Meanings
- The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.
- The characteristics or scientific understanding of a specific disease.
Example Sentences
2003: Thomas Arnold … constructed a nosology of insanity explicitly on the basis of the Lockean philosophy of mind — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 312)
Word Forms
- nosologies
Synonyms for nosology
Depending on context, synonyms include diagnostics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diagnostics, nosography, nosologist, senology, nostology, gnoseology.
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