| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| beriberi |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ber·i·ber·i |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b r  -br |
| NOUN: | A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine, endemic in eastern and southern Asia and characterized by neurological symptoms, cardiovascular abnormalities, and edema. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Sinhalese, reduplication of beri, weakness.
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