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nosologically

nosologically

9.9
In a way that sorts diseases into groups
  • adverb
  • /ˌnɑːzəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
  • Specialized
: nosológicamente
  • The study analyzed how diseases are classified nosologically in medical literature.

Examples

  • Understanding how conditions are nosologically organized helps in research and treatment.

  • Nosologically, vaginal agenesis is to genital anatomy as cleft palate is to maxillofacial anatomy.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Doctors often use nosologically relevant criteria to diagnose complex conditions.

Surface Forms

nosologically positive

Morphology

nosologically = nosological (transparent) = nosology + ical + ly

Formed regularly by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'nosological', preserving the meaning related to disease classification.

Etymology

The word nosologically comes from the Greek root nosos meaning 'disease' and the ending -logy meaning 'study', the same ending you see in biology or psychology. So, to look at something nosologically is to look at it in the way doctors group or study diseases.