favism
noun
fav·ism
ˈfä-ˌvi-zəm 
: a condition especially of males of Mediterranean descent that is marked by the development of hemolytic anemia upon consumption of fava beans or inhalation of fava bean pollen and is caused by a usually inherited deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate
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Reza likely had a condition called favism.
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Further testing confirmed the diagnosis of favism, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
—Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
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Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
Further testing confirmed the diagnosis of favism, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
—Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
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favism
noun
fa·vism
ˈfä-ˌviz-əm
ˈfā-
ˈfā-
: a condition especially of males of Mediterranean descent that is marked by the development of hemolytic anemia upon consumption of broad beans or inhalation of broad bean pollen and is caused by a usually inherited deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate
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