pollinosis

noun

pol·li·no·sis ˌpä-lə-ˈnō-səs

variants or pollenosis

: hay fever

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Etymology

New Latin pollinosis, from pollin-

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1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pollinosis was in 1915

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pollinosis

noun

pol·li·no·sis

variants or pollenosis

ˌpäl-ə-ˈnō-səs

plural pollinoses -ˌsēz

: hay fever

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