Who is Christiaan Eijkman? (original) (raw)

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Meaning:

Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)

Synonyms:

Christiaan Eijkman; Eijkman

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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