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Jamaican vomiting sickness

Jamaican vomiting sickness noun: an acute illness, with vomiting and dehydration, caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, found in unripe ackee fruit.

Noun

Jamaican vomiting sickness (uncountable)

  1. An acute illness, with vomiting and dehydration, caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, found in unripe ackee fruit.
    • Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids.1997, Norman Gitlin, The Liver and Systemic Disease, page 277

Questions about Jamaican vomiting sickness

What does Jamaican vomiting sickness mean?
Jamaican vomiting sickness means an acute illness, with vomiting and dehydration, caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, found in unripe ackee fruit.
What part of speech is Jamaican vomiting sickness?
Jamaican vomiting sickness is a noun.

Words near Jamaican vomiting sickness in the dictionary

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