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pollinosis

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pol·li·no·sis also pol·len·o·sis  (pl-nss)
n.
See hay fever.
pollinosis, pollenosis [ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a technical name for hay fever
pollinosis
hay f ever.
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Noun1.pollinosis - a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollenpollinosis - a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
hay fever
allergic rhinitis - rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction
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Anyone who suffers from hay fever, called pollinosis in medical terminology, will complain about the discomfort it causes.
Asthma and Allergies Can Be Scary by Saiera Hilton / Health, general community
Forty-four patients (mean age, 36 years) with Japanese cedar pollinosis were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, Bifidobacterium longum strain BB536 or placebo for 13 weeks during the pollen season.
Probiotics for seasonal allergies by Gaby, Alan R. / Townsend Letter
Air samples collected at certified pollen stations are used to count numbers and types of pollen and fungal spores, and these counts are used by allergists to predict the greatest risk for pollinosis in individuals due to the presence of a particular aeroallergen.
Biological Sciences paper abstracts by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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