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Medical Definition of Rice disease
1. Beriberi, the original outbreaks of which were caused by feeding people rice from which the husks had been removed (polished rice), decreasing the vitamin B1 content of the rice. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. Beriberi, the original outbreaks of which were caused by feeding people rice from which the husks had been removed (polished rice), decreasing the vitamin B1 content of the rice. (05 Mar 2000)