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Title nosology
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
no·sol·o·gy

 \\nō-ˈsä-lə-jē, -ˈzä-\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  probably from New Latin nosologia, from Greek nosos disease + New Latin -logia -logy
 DATE  circa 1721
1. a classification or list of diseases
2. a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases
• no·so·log·i·cal 
 \\ˌnō-sə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ or no·so·log·ic 
 \\-jik\\ adjective
• no·so·log·i·cal·ly 
 \\-ji-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
nosology
nos·ology nC5sClEdViNAmE nou5sB:lEdVi / noun[U]
   the part of medical science that deals with arranging diseases into groups or classes
   疾病分类学
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
no·sol·o·gy
\-jē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably from New Latin nosologia, from nos- + Latin -logia -logy
: a branch of medical science that deals with orderly relating or classification of diseases; sometimes : a classification or list of diseases or a treatise comprising such a classification

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