ochlesis

ochlesis: —ochlesitic /ok'leuh sit"ik/, ochletic /ok let"ik/, adj.

/ok lee"sis/, n. Pathol.

any disease caused by overcrowding.

[1855-60; < Gk óchlesis disturbance, distress, equiv. to óchle, var. s. of ochleîn to disturb + -sis -SIS]

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‖ ochlesis
(ɒˈkliːsɪs)

[a. Gr. ὄχλησις disturbance, f. ὀχλεῖν to move, disturb, f. ὄχλος crowd, throng.]

The condition of unhealthiness produced by the crowding of a number of persons under one roof. So oˈchletic a. [cf. Gr. ὀχλητικός, F. ochlétique], pertaining to, or affected by ochlesis: cf. ochlotic.

in Mayne Expos. Lex. in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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Ochlesis — Och*le sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disturbance, fr. o chlos crowd, mob.] (Med.) A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof. G. Gregory. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ochlesis — ochlesitic /ok leuh sit ik/, ochletic /ok let ik/, adj. /ok lee sis/, n. Pathol. any disease caused by overcrowding. [1855 60; < Gk óchlesis disturbance, distress, equiv. to óchle, var. s. of ochleîn to disturb + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
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