Nosologist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who studies diseases.

    "Disagreeing with Iowa’s nosologist, Ms. Petersen says the lethal consequences of overprescribed or misprescribed drugs are too readily accepted as “natural” death."

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"Disagreeing with Iowa’s nosologist, Ms. Petersen says the lethal consequences of overprescribed or misprescribed drugs are too readily accepted as “natural” death."

Etymology

From nosology + -ist.

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