Meaning of pellagra in English
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Noun
pellagraEtymology
early 19th century: from Italian, from pelle‘skin’, on the pattern of podagraDefinitions
1. a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin)Examples
- « characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders »
- « may be caused by malnutrition or alco »