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| ber·i·ber·i [ bèrree bérree ] |
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thiamine-deficiency disease: a degenerative disease of the nerves caused by a deficiency of the vitamin thiamine and marked by pain, inability to move, and swelling
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| [Early 18th century. < Sinhalese, "weakness"] |
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