Meaning of BERIBERI
| Pronunciation: | | 'beree'beree
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| | Definition: | | [n] avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) |
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| | See Also: | | avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, kakke disease | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be`ri*be"ri\, n. [Singhalese beri weakness.]
An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by
multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great
muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and
cachexy.
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| | Related Terms: | | anemia, ariboflavinosis, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, Lombardy leprosy, maidism, malnutrition, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia |
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