vanillism

noun

va·nil·lism | \ və-ˈnil-ˌiz-əm,

ˈvan-ᵊl-ˌiz-əm

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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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