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Chinese restaurant syndrome

Chinese restaurant syndrome definition - medical

Chi·nese restaurant syndrome (chī-nēzˈ, -nēsˈ)

noun
A group of symptoms, including dizziness and headache, that may occur after the ingestion of food containing large amounts of monosodium glutamate.

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