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thesaurosis

thesaurosis noun: a lung storage disease thought to be caused by inhalation of hair spray.

Noun

thesaurosis (uncountable)

  1. A lung storage disease thought to be caused by inhalation of hair spray.

Origin of thesaurosis

From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse”) + -osis.

Questions about thesaurosis

What does thesaurosis mean?
Thesaurosis means a lung storage disease thought to be caused by inhalation of hair spray.
What part of speech is thesaurosis?
Thesaurosis is a noun.

Words near thesaurosis in the dictionary

  1. thesauric
  2. thesaurismosis
  3. thesaurismotic
  4. thesaurization
  5. thesaurize
  6. thesaurosis
  7. thesaurus
  8. thesauruses
  9. thesaurusi
  10. thesauruslike
  11. thescelosaur

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