Eijkman
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Eijkman
(Dutch ˈɛikmɑn)n
(Biography) Christiaan (ˈkriːstiːˌaːn). 1858–1930, Dutch physician, who discovered that beriberi is caused by nutritional deficiency: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1929
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Noun | 1. | Eijkman - Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930) |
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