Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palm island mystery disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: palm is-land mys-tery dis-ease
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 1979 outbreak of sudden severe gastroenteritis and liver-related illness that affected mainly children on Great Palm Island, Australia. It was initially unexplained, but is now generally linked to contaminated drinking water involving cyanobacterial toxins and/or excessive copper sulfate treatment, which caused acute poisoning symptoms.

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Usage

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Synonyms

hepatoenteritis

Questions

What does palm island mystery disease mean?: A 1979 outbreak of sudden severe gastroenteritis and liver-related illness that affected mainly children on Great Palm Island, Australia. It was initially unexplained, but is now generally linked to contaminated drinking water involving cyanobacterial toxins and/or excessive copper sulfate treatment, which caused acute poisoning symptoms.

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