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Beriberi

Beriberi Meaning & Definition
Beriberi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Beriberi?

[n] avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Beriberi:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Beriberi: 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

See Also | avitaminosis | hypovitaminosis | kakke disease

Beriberi In Webster's Dictionary

\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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