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favism definition

fa·vism (fä′viz′əm, fā′-)

noun

an acute anemia in certain people, caused by their reaction to the fava bean or its pollen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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