polyneuritis
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In the 1890's the Dutch Government assigned Dr. Eijkman to study causes of beriberi, a polyneuritis which was afflicting Dutch subjects in Java.
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In every case where the vitamin intake was sufficient there was no polyneuritis.
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That is Dr. Cushing's record of how polyneuritis ambulatoria crept upon him and crippled him be fore he, a nerve specialist, realized what was occurring.
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He observed too that fowls suffered from an analogous polyneuritis and were feeding largely on polished rice.
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"It is polyneuritis, all right, Leslie," Craig agreed, the moment we were alone.
From The Treasure-Train by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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