pollinosis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pollinosis
1920–25; < New Latin, equivalent to pollin- (stem of pollen ) pollen + -osis
Example Sentences
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Usually, MCs play a central role in allergic diseases, including pollinosis and severe food allergies.
From Science Daily
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 Project Gutenberg
I would fain treat pollinosis in the way Mr. Lee might discuss it, but that is impossible.
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