Definition of "nosography" [no•sog•ra•phy]

• The systematic description of diseases. (noun)

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• "At Paris, doctors are all men of discernment, and are admirably versed in conjugal nosography."
• "The results of this study suggest that what has been selected as major signs by psychiatric nosography is regarded as manifestations induced by perceptive peculiarities and strong emotional reactions by the autistic persons who expressed themselves."
• "Mongolism, political beliefs of the people in Siberia. niggard, Taboo. a black person. nosography, 1. the art of writing using a pen or pencil stuck up one's nose."