Beriberi

[,berɪ'berɪ] or ['bɛrɪ'bɛri]

Definition

(noun.) avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).

Edited by Arnold--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Noreen