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beriberi

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun beriberi has 1 sense
  1. beriberi - avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
    --1 is a kind of
    avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis
    --1 has particulars: kakke disease

Definitions from the Web

Beriberi

Noun: A deficiency disease caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the diet, typically resulting from malnutrition.

Example sentence: The symptoms of beriberi include peripheral neuropathy, weakness, and fatigue.


Adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of the disease beriberi.

Example sentence: The patient was diagnosed with beriberi neuropathy, which affects the nervous system.


Verb: To experience or suffer from beriberi.

Example sentence: The villagers in the remote region suffer from malnutrition and often beriberi due to their limited access to nutritious food.


Adjective: (Local usage) Used to describe a person or thing that is outdated or obsolete.

Example sentence: His fashion sense is so beriberi; he still wears bell-bottom pants from the 70s.


Adverb: (Popular usage) Used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, conveying a sense of extreme or excessive.

Example sentence: She was beriberi excited when she won the lottery and couldn't contain her joy.


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