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favism
(ˈfɑːvɪzəm)n
a form of anaemia caused by contact with broad beans
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fabism, favism
an acute anemia caused by the consumption of fava beans or the ingestion of fava pollen.
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Noun | 1. | favism - anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency |
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