definitions

ochlesis

[ ok-lee-sis ]
/ ɒkˈli sɪs /

noun Pathology.

any disease caused by overcrowding.

Nearby words

ocellus, ocelot, och, oche, ocher, ochlesis, ochlocracy, ochlophobia, ocho rios, ochoa, ochone

Origin of ochlesis

1855–60; < Greek óchlēsis disturbance, distress, equivalent to óchlē, variant stem of ochleîn to disturb + -sis -sis

Related forms

och·le·sit·ic [ok-luh-sit-ik] /ˌɒk ləˈsɪt ɪk/, och·let·ic [ok-let-ik] /ɒkˈlɛt ɪk/, adjective
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