| / English Dictionary |
PELLAGRA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Alpine scurvy; maidism; mal de la rosa; mal rosso; mayidism; pellagra; Saint Ignatius' itch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pellagra" is a kind of...):
avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
