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psychonosology

psychonosology noun: the study of mental disorders.

Noun

psychonosology (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The study of mental disorders.

Origin of psychonosology

From psycho- + nosology.

Questions about psychonosology

What does psychonosology mean?
Psychonosology means the study of mental disorders.
What part of speech is psychonosology?
Psychonosology is a noun.

Words near psychonosology in the dictionary

  1. psychoneurotics
  2. psychonic
  3. psychonomic
  4. psychonomics
  5. psychonomy
  6. psychonosology
  7. psychons
  8. psychooncological
  9. psychooncology
  10. psychoonomastics
  11. psychopaedic

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