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(medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi..
The disease has been confounded with the barbiers — a chronic disease in which paralysis, tremors, spasms, contractions of the limbs, and emaciation are the most remarkable symptoms.
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Barbiers means (medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi..
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The disease has been confounded with the barbiers — a chronic disease in which paralysis, tremors, spasms, contractions of the limbs, and emaciation are the most remarkable symptoms.
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