Etymology

grisi siknis

Today it means: A culture-bound syndrome among the Miskito people of eastern Central America, mainly affecting young women with anxiety, nausea, and sometimes violent frenzy. Full definition →

Miskito [Term?] ← English crazy sickness
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  1. English · derived fromcrazy sickness
  2. Miskito · borrowed from[Term?]
  3. English todaygrisi siknis

Reborrowed from Miskito [Term?], from English crazy sickness.

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