English Explanatory Dictionary

Yunnan sudden death syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A syndrome of sudden unexplained death from cardiac arrest, occurring among rural villagers in Yunnan province in southwest China, later found to be caused by consuming toxic mushrooms of species Trogia venenata.

Word forms

Yunnan sudden death syndrome
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