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barbiers

barbiers noun: a paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.

Noun

barbiers (uncountable)

  1. (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.1868, William Aitken, The science and practice of medicine

Questions about barbiers

What does barbiers mean?
Barbiers means a paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.
What part of speech is barbiers?
Barbiers is a noun.

Words near barbiers in the dictionary

  1. Barbiefication
  2. Barbieheimer
  3. Barbieri
  4. Barbieris
  5. barbierite
  6. barbiers
  7. barbies
  8. Barbiesque
  9. Barbification
  10. barbigerous
  11. Barbin

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