- 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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.