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nodding disease

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

Noun

nodding disease (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of nodding disease

Questions about nodding disease

What does nodding disease mean?
Nodding disease means a poorly understood disease of Africa, characterized by stunted growth and a nodding seizure when eating or feeling cold.
What part of speech is nodding disease?
Nodding disease is a noun.

Words near nodding disease in the dictionary

  1. nodding
  2. nodding acquaintance
  3. nodding acquaintances
  4. nodding blue lilies
  5. nodding blue lily
  6. nodding disease
  7. nodding donkey
  8. nodding donkeys
  9. nodding in
  10. nodding off
  11. nodding onion

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