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chauvinist (iou) and sick building syndrome (medicine)


chauvinist (iou)



chauvinist noun & adjective. In sense A.1 also Chauvinist. L19.
[from Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran popularized as a character in La cocarde tricolore by the brothers Cogniard + -IST.]
A. noun.
A bellicose patriot; a fervent supporter of a cause. L19.
A person who is prejudiced against or inconsiderate of those of a different sex, class, nationality, culture, etc.; esp. = male chauvinist s.v. MALE adjective & noun. M20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists; chauvinistic. L19.
chauvi'nistic adjective bellicosely patriotic; prejudiced against or inconsiderate of those of a different sex, nationality, etc. (male-chauvinistic: see MALE adjective & noun); showing such patriotism or prejudice: L19.
chauvi'nistically adverb L20.

sick building syndrome (medicine)


sick building syndrome
<syndrome> A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. Clinical manifestations include hypersensitivity pneumonitis (alveolitis, extrinsic allergic), allergic rhinitis (rhinitis, allergic, perennial), asthma, infections, skin eruptions, and mucous membrane irritation syndromes. Current usage tends to be less restrictive with regard to the type of building and delineation of complaints.