See also: nosocomio and nosocômio

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin nosocomīum, from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon, hospital), from νόσος (nósos, disease, illness) + κομέω (koméō, to take care of).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɔ.zɔˈkɔ.mju/
  • Hyphenation (Portugal): no‧so‧có‧mio

Noun

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nosocómio m (plural nosocómios) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (archaic) hospital
    Synonym: hospital

Derived terms

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