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Beriberi

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

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

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beri-berinoun	Alternative form of beriberi. [(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.]
wernicke's encephalopathynoun	(medicine, pathology) The presence of neurological symptoms — classically, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion — caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine.
dry beriberinoun	A form of beriberi characterized by neuromuscular symptoms.
wet beriberinoun	A form of beriberi characterized by cardiac failure.
icteremianoun	(medicine) The presence of bile in the blood.
pernicious anemianoun	(biology, medicine) A severe form of anemia caused by vitamin B₁₂ insufficiency.
cerebropathianoun	(pathology) Synonym of encephalopathy.
barbiersnoun	(medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.
berylliosisnoun	(medicine) A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds.
kakkenoun	beriberi
erythropathynoun	(pathology) Any disease associated with damage to the erythroblasts.
pernicious anæmianoun	Dated spelling of pernicious anaemia.
erethismnoun	A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
alcoholic encephalopathynoun	Synonym of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
ariboflavinosisnoun	(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
enteropathynoun	(pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease.
wernicke's diseasenoun	Synonym of Wernicke's encephalopathy.
biermer's anemianoun	Synonym of pernicious anemia.
cerebromeningitisnoun	(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis.
encephalitis lethargicanoun	sleepy sickness