koro

[医] 阴缩, 缩阴

词形变化

koros 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

    不可数 心理学
  2. 1.

    A Maori male elder.

词源

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

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