"Chinese restaurant syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Robert Ho Man Kwok in a 1968 letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Chinese restaurant syndrome (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, gastroenterology) A supposed syndrome associated with consumption of the westernized version of Chinese food, characterized by various symptoms such as burning and tingling sensations, rapid heartbeat, and drowsiness, and initially ascribed to monosodium glutamate (but possibly just psychosomatic, or hypernatremia from overconsumption of salt). Wikipedia link: Chinese restaurant syndrome Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chinese restaurants, Medicine Synonyms: Chinese food syndrome, CRS [abbreviation] Hypernyms: monosodium glutamate symptom complex Related terms: MSG symptom complex

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