A condition induced by venomization by the sting of Carukia barnesi and certain other box jellyfish. It can lead to cardiac arrest.

A rare genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and progressive optic atrophy.

A form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

A rare genetic disorder linked to the X chromosome, causing physical anomalies and developmental delays, characterised by retardation, hyperactive behaviour, constipation, hypotonia, and a characteristic facial appearance.

A relatively common autosomal-dominant congenital disorder, a form of dwarfism accompanied by heart defect, learning difficulties, and a characteristic facial appearance.

obesity hypoventilation syndrome

A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that causes defects in the heart valves and aorta.

(medicine, informal) A hypertensive crisis caused by the ingestion of foods high in tyramine (such as some cheeses) while the monoamine metabolism is compromised by the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

toxic epidermal necrolysis

(idiomatic, nuclear physics, uncountable) A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.