Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jamaican vomiting sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: ja-maican vom-it-ing sick-ness
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acute illness, with vomiting and dehydration, caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, found in unripe ackee fruit.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does jamaican vomiting sickness mean?: An acute illness, with vomiting and dehydration, caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, found in unripe ackee fruit.

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