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favism Path.|ˈfeɪvɪz(ə)m|
Also fabism, faˈbismus.
[ad. It. favism-o, f. fava broad bean (f. L. faba bean) + -ism.]
A hereditary form of anæmia manifested only after contact with broad beans.
1903Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 3) 263/1 Fabism, a disease of Italy caused by eating of the bean Vicia faba. 1933Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 28 Oct. 1389/1 Favism (fabism) is a syndrome caused by inhalation from bean plants when in blossom or by ingestion of the beans. 1935Whitby & Britton Disorders of Blood xiii. 241 Fabismus is a hæmolytic anæmia which occurs in Italy from eating beans. 1962Lancet 15 Dec. 1274/1 This enzyme deficiency is commonest among Mediterranean peoples, but recently favism has been reported in 3 patients of British stock, and biochemical evidence of the defect was found in 12 of their relatives. |