Etymology

thesaurosis

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Today it means: A lung storage disease thought to be caused by inhalation of hair spray. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θησαυρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθησαυρός“storehouse”
  2. English todaythesaurosis

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

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