'Beriberi' definitions:
Definition of 'beriberi'
(from WordNet)
noun
Avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
Definition of 'Beriberi'
From: GCIDE
- Beriberi \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'beriberi'
From: GCIDE
- Barbiers \Bar"biers\, n. (Med.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in a chronic form. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beriberi'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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