- beriberi heart
- heart failure from thiamine deficiency.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
beriberi heart
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beriberi — [ber΄ē ber′ē] n. [Sinhalese, intens. redupl. of beri, weakness] a deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin B1, thiamine, in the diet: it is characterized by nerve disorders and, sometimes, by edema due to heart dysfunction … English World dictionary
Beriberi — Infobox Disease Name = Beriberi Caption = A sufferer Turn of the 20th century in southeast Asia DiseasesDB = 14107 ICD10 = ICD10|E|51|1|e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|265.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 229 eMedicine mult =… … Wikipedia
beriberi — beriberic, adj. /ber ee ber ee/, n. Pathol. 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. [1695 1705; < Sinhalese … Universalium
beriberi — beri·beri .ber ē ber ē n a deficiency disease marked by inflammatory or degenerative changes of the nerves, digestive system, and heart and caused by a lack of or inability to assimilate thiamine called also kakke * * * n. a nutritional disorder… … Medical dictionary
