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beriberi
CIDE DICTIONARY
beriberi, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beriberi, n. a disease causing inflammation of the nerves due to a deficiency of vitamin B1..
Etymology
Sinh., f. beri weakness
THESAURUS
beriberi
Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, malnutrition, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmiaFor further exploring for "beriberi" in Webster Dictionary Online