Irukandji syndrome (sting)

Irukandji syndrome (sting)
Ir·u·kand·ji syndrome (sting) (ir″u-kanґje) [Irukandji, an aboriginal tribe in the vicinity of Cairns, Queensland, Australia] see under syndrome.

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