(from the article `monosodium glutamate`) ...or pressure, and a tingling sensation in some individuals. This hypersensitive reaction, first reported in 1968, is commonly called `Chinese ...
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<syndrome> An acute hypersensitivity reaction to monosodium glutamate, a preservative common in Chinese food. ... This is characterised by a sudden onset of headache, heartburn, palpitations, sweating, swelling and flushing of the face. Some report a sense of increased facial pressure or tingling in the face. ... Symptoms generally start with...
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transient arterial dilatation due to ingestion of monosodium glutamate, which is sometimes used liberally in seasoning Chinese food, marked by throbbing head, lightheadedness, tightness of the jaw, neck, and shoulders, and backache.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. development of chest pain, feelings of facial pressure, and sensation of burning over variable portions of the body surface after ingestion of food containing monosodium l-glutamate (MSG) by those sensitive to this food additive.
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Chinese restaurant syndrome: A syndrome first described in 1968 in people who had eaten Chinese food on which MSG (monosodium glutamate) had been lavished. The syndrome only seems to occur in some people. Their symptoms may include headache, throbbing of the head, dizziness, lightheadedness, a feeling of facial pressure, tightness of the jaw, burni...
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n] - headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
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noun headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
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a reaction, as headache, sweating, etc., to monosodium glutamate, sometimes added to food in Chinese restaurants.
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