sick building syndrome

English

Noun

sick building syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (healthcare, medicine) The adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.
    Synonyms: SBS (initialism), tight building syndrome
    Hyponym: sick office syndrome
  2. The symptoms experienced by people who work there.

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