ochlesis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + -esis.
Noun
[edit]ochlesis (countable and uncountable, plural ochleses)
- (medicine) Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.