ochlesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + -esis.

Noun

ochlesis (countable and uncountable, plural ochleses)

  1. (medicine) Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

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