English Explanatory Dictionary

Irukandji syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condition induced by venomization by the sting of Carukia barnesi and certain other box jellyfish. It can lead to cardiac arrest.

Word forms

Irukandji syndrome

Etymology

Named in 1952 by Hugo Flecker, after the Aboriginal Irukandji people who live in Palm Cove, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where stings are common.

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