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ozone sickness

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noun

Pathology.

  1. a condition characterized by chest pain, itchy eyes, and drowsiness, caused by exposure to ozone, as experienced in the atmospheres of smog and high-altitude airplanes.

Etymology

Origin of ozone sickness

First recorded in 1975–80

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