Etymology

noso-

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Ancient Greek νοσο- (noso-)
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  1. Ancient Greekνόσος (nósos)
  2. Ancient Greekνοσο- (noso-)
  3. English todaynoso-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοσο- (noso-, “disease”), combining form of νόσος (nósos, “disease”).

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