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ochlesis

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[ok-lee-sis] / ɒkˈli sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. any disease caused by overcrowding.

Other Word Forms

  • ochlesitic adjective
  • ochletic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ochlesis

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

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

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