nodding disease

noun

A poorly understood disease of Africa, characterized by stunted growth and a nodding seizure when eating or feeling cold.

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nodding syndrome
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Meanings

nounnodding disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA poorly understood disease of Africa, characterized by stunted growth and a nodding seizure when eating or feeling cold.

    Synonyms: nodding syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA poorly understood disease of Africa, characterized by stunted growth and a nodding seizure when eating or feeling cold.

Similar
nodding syndrome
Also see
nodding syndrome
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nodding disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20disease

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“nodding disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodding disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20disease.

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