See Also: Persian Gulf syndrome(medicine)
Persian Gulf War, First(encyclopedia)
Persian Gulf(dictionary)
Persian Gulf(encyclopedia)
Persian Gulf War, Second(encyclopedia)
Gulf War syndrome(medicine)
Gulf War syndrome(encyclopedia)
Gulf War Syndrome(dictionary)
Persian cat(encyclopedia)
Persian(medicine)

selling point (oh) and Persian Gulf syndrome (medicine)


selling point (oh)



n [C]
a particular quality that something has which will make people want to buy it
::Small classes are a selling point for private schools.
-see also USP

Persian Gulf syndrome (medicine)


persian gulf syndrome
<syndrome> Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the persian gulf war with iraq in 1991. The symptoms reported include fatigue, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, headaches, loss of memory, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and extreme sensitivity to commonly occurring chemicals. (Nature 1994 may 5;369(6475):8)