Yunnan sudden death syndrome

noun

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.

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nounYunnan sudden death syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.
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