beriberi / ˈbɛr iˈbɛr i /

📖毕业后词汇脚气病脚气症脚气腳氣病

beriberi 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Pathology.

  1. a disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, characterized by pain in and paralysis of the extremities, and severe emaciation or swelling of the body.

更多beriberi例句

  1. Beriberi, a disease observed especially among seamen, appears at times in our coast towns.
  2. One day there was carried to the fort from Chunabatti, the only village for miles round, a Chinaman suffering from beriberi.
  3. Beriberi (or Berberi) is the name given them by the Hausa (see Bornu).
  4. It will be noted that “ship-beriberi” is included in this group of diseases.
  5. It is valuable in this connection to compare the adrenal in scurvy with that of beriberi.