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pellagra pellagra definition

pellagra


 
  Grep  of  noun  pellagra 
  pellagra 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pellagra 
 
  The  noun  pellagra  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pellagra,  Alpine  scurvy,  mal  de  la  rosa,  mal  rosso,  maidism,  mayidism,  Saint  Ignatius'  itch  --  (a  disease  caused  by  deficiency  of  niacin  or  tryptophan  (or  by  a  defect  in  the  metabolic  conversion  of  tryptophan  to  niacin);  characterized  by  gastrointestinal  disturbances  and  erythema  and  nervous  or  mental  disorders;  may  be  caused  by  malnutrition  or  alcoholism  or  other  nutritional  impairments) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pellagra 
 
  The  noun  pellagra  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pellagra,  Alpine  scurvy,  mal  de  la  rosa,  mal  rosso,  maidism,  mayidism,  Saint  Ignatius'  itch  --  (a  disease  caused  by  deficiency  of  niacin  or  tryptophan  (or  by  a  defect  in  the  metabolic  conversion  of  tryptophan  to  niacin);  characterized  by  gastrointestinal  disturbances  and  erythema  and  nervous  or  mental  disorders;  may  be  caused  by  malnutrition  or  alcoholism  or  other  nutritional  impairments) 



pellagra definition