[ adj ] taking place or originating in a hospital <adj.pert> nosocomial infection
Nosocomial \Nos`o*co"mi*al\ (n[o^]s`[-o]*k[=o]"m[i^]*al), a. [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease + komei^n to attend to.] 1. Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. --Dunglison.
2. Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection. [PJC]