nosocomial

nos·o·co·mi·al

adj \ˌnä-sə-ˈkō-mē-əl\

Definition of NOSOCOMIAL

: acquired or occurring in a hospital <nosocomial infection>

Origin of NOSOCOMIAL

Late Latin nosocomium hospital, from Late Greek nosokomeion, from Greek nosokomos one who tends the sick, from nosos disease + -komos; akin to Greek kamnein to suffer, toil, Sanskrit śāmyati he tires

First Known Use: circa 1843