Meanings
nounbarbiers (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablemedicineA 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
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