See Also: Beriberi(medicine)
beriberi(encyclopedia)
beriberi(dictionary)
Beriberi(health)
wet beriberi(medicine)
dry beriberi(medicine)
beriberi(dictionary)
ship beriberi(medicine)
Beriberi, infantile(health)
infantile beriberi(medicine)

beriberi (iou)



beriberi noun. E18.
[Sinhalese = weakness.]
A disease due to vitamin B1 deficiency, which is characterized by polyneuritis and freq. oedema and cardiac disorder, and is mainly associated with rice-based diets.