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ochlesis

[ok-lee-sis]

noun

Pathology.

  1. any disease caused by overcrowding.

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Other Word Forms

  • ochlesitic adjective
  • ochletic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ochlesis1

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

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Ochlesis, ok-lē′sis, n. an unhealthy condition due to overcrowding.—adj.

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