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vanillism

noun va·nil·lism \və-ˈnil-ˌiz-əm, ˈvan-əl-ˌiz-əm\

Medical Definition of VANILLISM

:  a grocer's itch caused by a grain mite of the genus Acarus (A. siro) commonly infesting vanilla pods

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