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economy class syndrome

economy class syndrome noun: deep vein thrombosis.

Noun

economy class syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Deep vein thrombosis.

Origin of economy class syndrome

From its noted occurrence among airline passengers flying long haul in economy class, where there is less legroom than other classes.

Questions about economy class syndrome

What does economy class syndrome mean?
Economy class syndrome means deep vein thrombosis.
What part of speech is economy class syndrome?
Economy class syndrome is a noun.

Words near economy class syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Economous
  2. economy
  3. economy car
  4. economy cars
  5. economy class
  6. economy class syndrome
  7. economy classes
  8. economy model
  9. economy models
  10. economy of means
  11. economy of scale

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