adjective
definition
(chiefly of infections or their causal agents) Arising from hospital treatment or environment.
definition
Of, relating to, happening in a hospital.
Examples of nosocomial in a Sentence
In many cases these infections are nosocomial, which means that they can be acquired in the hospital.
Other new chapters cover using the personal computer for healthcare epidemiology; infections associated with xenotransplantation; nosocomial bacteremia; and filamentous fungi.
Nosocomial sinusitis is a common problem, occurring in up to 30% of nasally intubated patients.
Appropriate statistical tests were made to compare the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in the two groups.
Nosocomial infection-An infection acquired in a hospital setting.