Irukandji syndrome

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释义与例句

n.
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    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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词源

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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