Definition of Ochlesis

1. n. A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof.

Definition of Ochlesis

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

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Medical Definition of Ochlesis

1. A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, especially. Sick persons, under one roof. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Disturbance, fr. Crowd, mob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ochlesis

ochered
ochering
ocherous
ochers
ochery
oches
ochidore
ochidores
ochimy
ochl-
ochlagogue
ochlagogues
ochlagogy
ochlarchy
ochleses
ochlesis (current term)
ochlocracies
ochlocracy
ochlocrat
ochlocratic
ochlocratical
ochlocratically
ochlocrats
ochlophobia
ochlophobias
ochna family
ochone
ochophobia
ochraceous
ochratoxin

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