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Kashin-Bek disease

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Ka·shin-Bek disease (käshn-bk)
n.
A form of generalized osteoarthrosis endemic in certain areas of Asia and possibly caused by eating wheat infected with the fungus Fusarium sporotrichiella.
Kashin-Bek disease
Etymology: Nikolai I. Kashin, Russian orthopedist, 1825-1872; E.V. Bek; L, dis + Fr, aise, ease
a form of osteoarthrosis afflicting mainly children living in China, Tibet, Korea, and eastern Siberia. It is believed to be caused by eating foods made with wheat contaminated by the fungus Fusarium sporotrichiella. Also spelled Kaschin-Beck disease. Also called osteoarthritis deformans edemica.


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