Chinese restaurant syndrome
Chinese restaurant syndrome
nounDefinition of CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME
: a group of symptoms (as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, dizziness, and palpitations) that is held to affect susceptible persons eating food and especially Chinese food heavily seasoned with monosodium glutamate
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1968
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