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eijkman

/ˈaɪk.mɑːn/

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noun

/ˈaɪk.mɑːn/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к нидерландскому врачу, который обнаружил, что бери-бери вызывается дефицитом питательных веществ.

A proper noun referring to a Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Christiaan EijkmanC1formalmedical

    A Dutch physician and pathologist who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency, specifically a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).

    ruЭйкман

    • Eijkman's experiments with chickens led to the discovery of the cause of beriberi.
    • Christiaan Eijkman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929.
    • The work of Eijkman laid the foundation for the discovery of vitamins.