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Beriberi vs Barbiers - What's the difference?

beriberi | barbiers |

As nouns the difference between beriberi and barbiers

is that beriberi is beriberi while barbiers is .

beriberi

English

Alternative forms

* beri-beri

Noun

(-)
  • (pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.

    • Synonyms

    * endemic neuritis * kakke

    Derived terms

    * dry beriberi * wet beriberi

    See also

    * athlete's foot * malnutrition * ("beriberi" on Wikipedia) English reduplications ----

    barbiers

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.
  • * 1868 , William Aitken, The science and practice of medicine
    • The disease has been confounded with the barbiers — a chronic disease in which paralysis, tremors, spasms, contractions of the limbs, and emaciation are the most remarkable symptoms.
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