Medical Dictionary:

Kashin-Bek disease

('shĭn-bĕk')
n.

A form of generalized osteoarthrosis endemic in certain areas of Asia and possibly caused by eating wheat infected with the fungus Fusarium sporotrichiella.

 
 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "Kashin-Bek disease" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link