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English
Noun
barbiers (uncountable)
- (medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.
1868, William Aitken, The science and practice of medicine: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.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
barbiers
- plural of barbier
French
Pronunciation
Noun
barbiers m
- plural of barbier