barbiers
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.
- 1868, William Aitken, The science and practice of medicine
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Noun
barbiers
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of barbier
French
Noun
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