nosocomial

American  

[nos-uh-koh-mee-uhl] / ˌnɒs əˈkoʊ mi əl /

adjective

1. (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.

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nosocomial British  

/ ˌnɒsəˈkəʊmɪəl /

adjective

1. med originating in hospital

   nosocomial disease

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Etymology

Origin of nosocomial

1850–55; < New Latin nosocomi ( um ) hospital (< Late Greek nosokomeîon, equivalent to Greek noso- noso- + kom- (base with sense “care, attendance,” as in gērokómos caring for the old) + -eion suffix of location) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Of relevance is the control of bacterial populations in health environments such as hospitals and other healthcare units to avoid the so-called nosocomial infections, mainly due to bacterial colonization on biomedical surfaces.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

"They can infect any organism and commonly contaminate hospital environments. As a result they are a leading cause of nosocomial infections, in particular at the ICU."

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is undertaking a review as part of Welsh government's national nosocomial Covid-19 programme looking at healthcare-acquired infections in the wake of the pandemic.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

We have also learned the hard way the crucial difference between technical competence at discrete surgical procedures and the quality of longer duration in-patient care, during which nosocomial risk soar even at the "best" hospitals.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2016

For a moment he felt that same intense nosocomial sadness and regret which had caused him to cry in front of a nurse a few days earlier.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)