Irukandji syndrome

noun

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

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Meanings

nounIrukandji syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA condition induced by venomization by the sting of Carukia barnesi and certain other box jellyfish. It can lead to cardiac arrest.

Origin

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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