See Also: Chinese restaurant syndrome(medicine)
Great Sea Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
Friendship Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
New Jeanny's Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
Golden Crown Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
Triple Crown Seafood Chinese Restaurant(tourism)
Chinese law(encyclopedia)
CHINESE EST H(finance)
Chinese wax(medicine)

Stanley (iou) and Chinese restaurant syndrome (medicine)


Stanley (iou)



Stanley noun. ['stanli] M19.
[Edward Smith Stanley (1775-1851), 13th Earl of Derby, English zoologist.]
Used attrib. to designate certain African birds.
Stanley bustard a large black and brown bustard, Neotis denhami, found throughout Africa. Stanley crane a grey southern African crane, Anthropoides paradisea, which has a large head and long trailing secondary feathers; also (S. Afr.) called blue crane.

Chinese restaurant syndrome (medicine)


Chinese restaurant syndrome
<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 within 2 hours of eating foods rich in monosodium glutamate. This condition is generally self-limited and will resolve. Antihistamines can be helpful in some cases.