nosocómio

See also: nosocomio and nosocômio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nosocómio m (plural nosocómios) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (archaic) hospital
    Synonym: hospital

Derived terms

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