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nosocomial
no·so·co·mi·al [ nssō kṓmee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
originating in hospital: describes a disease or infection that originates or occurs in a hospital
[Mid-19th century. < Greek nosokomos "somebody who tends the sick" < nosos "sickness"]
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