Meanings
prefix
alternative nos-
- in compoundsmedicinedisease
disease, sickness
2015, “noso-, nos-, nosero-, noser-, -nosia, -nosis, -noses, -nosus, nosema-”, in Robertson's words for a modern age: a dictionary of English vocabulary words derived primarily from Latin and Greek sources, presented individually and in family units, Senior Scribe Publications, retrieved 25 Mar 2015
Origin
- Ancient Greekνόσος (nósos)
- Ancient Greekνοσο- (noso-)
- Englishnoso-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοσο- (noso-, “disease”), combining form of νόσος (nósos, “disease”).
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French noso-
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Italian noso-
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Cite this entry
APA
noso-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noso-
MLA
“noso-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noso-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noso-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noso-.
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