单词 | beriberi |
释义 | ber·i·ber·i (bĕrē-bĕrē) n. A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine, characterized by neurological symptoms, cardiovascular abnormalities, and edema, and occurring chiefly in individuals whose diet consists largely of polished rice. [From Sinhalese bæribæri, intensive reduplication of bæri, unable, impossible (in reference to the weakness experienced by beriberi sufferers), from Sanskrit dialectal *abhāriya-, variant of Sanskrit *abhārya-, not to be borne, unbearable : a-, not; see AHIMSA + bhārya-, to be borne or supported (from bharati, he carries, brings; see bher-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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