Chinese restaurant syndrome

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A group of symptoms, including dizziness, facial pressure, sweating, and headache, that may occur after the ingestion of food containing large amounts of monosodium glutamate.

[From the frequent use of monosodium glutamate in Chinese restaurants.]

Chinese restaurant syndrome

(Medicine / Pathology) a group of symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and flushing thought to be caused in some people by consuming large amounts of monosodium glutamate, esp as used in Chinese food

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Chinese restaurant syndrome - headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate

syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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