koro
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.
Origin of koro
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How to use koro in a sentence
But Cam had gotten to them somehow—or he would not have returned from his first trip with that pouch of Koros stones.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonAnd then the Koros stones had been found and the importance of Sargol must have boomed as far as the big boys could see.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonNo one mentioned Koros stones—or even perfume bark—that he was willing to offer the off-world traders.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonThe harvesting of Koros stones was, as Dane and all those who had been briefed from Cam's records knew, a perilous job.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonOne went gathering Koros gems after balancing life against gain.
Plague Ship | Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for koro
/ (ˈkɒrɒ) /
an elderly Māori man
a title of respect for an elderly Māori man
Origin of koro
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