favism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of favism
1900–05; < Italian favismo, equivalent to fav ( a ) bean + -ismo -ism
Example Sentences
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“He wears dog tags that say he has favism in case he gets into a car accident.”
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
Lately, she said, that while free of favism, she worried that she suffered from some other mysterious allergy that led her to “sneeze four, five, six times.”
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
Around the corner at Checchino, another venerable Roman institution with a warning on the door, the owner, Francesco Mariani, 62, said he had once employed a chef from Sardinia who had favism.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
She stuffed them into brown bags for customers and said no favism sufferer had ever been reckless enough to approach her.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
One adaptation puts people at an increased risk of sickle-cell anemia, and another raises the risk of favism, a condition in which consuming fava beans causes anemia.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2012
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