pollinosis

American

[pol-uh-noh-sis] / ˌpɒl əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

hay fever.

pollinosis British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

pathol a technical name for hay fever

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Etymology

Origin of pollinosis

1920–25; < New Latin, equivalent to pollin- (stem of pollen ) pollen + -osis

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pollinosis

Usually, MCs play a central role in allergic diseases, including pollinosis and severe food allergies.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

Governor James V. Allred of Texas, himself a pollinosis victim, proclaimed a statewide "Hay Fever Day."

From Time Magazine Archive

When the intimate connection of pollinosis and culture has been firmly grasped by the public mind, the complaint will perhaps come to be looked upon like gout, as a sign of breeding.

From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley

I would fain treat pollinosis in the way Mr. Lee might discuss it, but that is impossible.

From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley

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