Nosography
[noh-sog-ruh-fee] /noʊˈsɒg rə fi/
noun
1.
the systematic description of diseases.
/nɒˈsɒɡrəfɪ/
noun
1.
a written classification and description of various diseases
nosography no·sog·ra·phy (nō-sŏg’rə-fē, -zŏg’-)
n.
The systematic description of diseases.
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