persian gulf illness

1 definition found

persian gulf illness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Persian Gulf illness
      n 1: a 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 [syn: Gulf War syndrome,
           Persian Gulf illness]