Koro
[kawr-oh, kohr-oh] /ˈkɔr oʊ, ˈkoʊr oʊ/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
a culture-specific syndrome, occurring chiefly in China and southeastern Asia, characterized by anxiety and the fear of retraction of the penis or breasts and labia into the body.
/ˈkɒrɒ/
noun (pl) koro
1.
Read Also:
- Korolev
[kuh-ruh-lyawf] /kə rəˈlyɔf/ noun 1. Sergei Pavlovich [sur-gey pav-lohvich;; Russian syir-gyey puh-vlaw-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ pæv loʊvɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ pəˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–66, Russian aeronautical and rocket scientist.
- Koromiko
/kɒrɒmiːkɒ/ noun (pl) koromiko 1. a flowering New Zealand shrub, Hebe salicifolia
- Korona
[kawr-uh-nuh, kohr- for 1; kawr-uh-nah for 2] /ˈkɔr ə nə, ˈkoʊr- for 1; ˈkɔr əˌnɑ for 2/ noun 1. Also, krone. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 hellers: discontinued after 1923. 2. .
- Korora
/ˌkəʊrəʊˈrɑː/ noun (pl) korora 1. (NZ) another name for fairy penguin
- Korowai
/kɒrɒwɑːiː/ noun (pl) korowai 1. a decorative woven cloak worn by a Māori chief