Nosocomial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nosocomial
       adj : taking place or originating in a hospital; "nosocomial
             infection"