HyperDic: gulf_war_syndrome

English > 1 sense of the expression Gulf War syndrome:
NOUNstateGulf War syndrome, Persian Gulf illnessa medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War
English > Gulf War syndrome: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders.
SynonymPersian Gulf illness
BroadersyndromeA pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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