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Noun
/ˈberēˈberē/,
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A disease causing inflammation of the nerves and heart failure, caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1,
  1. A disease causing inflammation of the nerves and heart failure, caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1


  1. avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
  2. A deficiency disease characterized by inflammatory or degenerative changes in the nerves, heart, and digestive system, caused by inadequate thiamine (vitamin B-1).
  3. a thiamine deficiency disease, characterized by peripheral neurologic, cerebral, and cardiovascular abnormalities; early deficiency produces fatigue, irritation, poor memory, sleep disturbances, precordial pain, anorexia, abdominal discomfort, and constipation.
  4. is a disease associated with malnutrition, specifically a deficiency of vitamin B-1. It is characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology and edema.
  5. 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.
  6. Thiamin deficiency disease.