Irukandji syndrome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
Irukandji syndrome (uncountable)
- A condition induced by venomization by the sting of Carukia barnesi and certain other box jellyfish. It can lead to cardiac arrest.