Ochlesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]