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nosocomial
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 hospital; as, a nosocomial infection.
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