also: ぽっくりびょう
noun
sudden death syndrome; pokkuri death syndrome
Medical term for sudden unexpected death, often in apparently healthy middle-aged men. Also known as ぽっくり病. The name derives from the onomatopoeia ぽっくり (dying suddenly).
See also: ぽっくり
ポックリ病は、健康そうな中年男性が突然亡くなる症候群です。
Pokkuri disease is a syndrome in which apparently healthy middle-aged men die suddenly.
彼の父親はぽっくり病で急に亡くなった。
His father died suddenly of pokkuri death syndrome.