pellagra
a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
Origin of pellagra
1Other words from pellagra
- pel·la·grose, pel·la·grous, adjective
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How to use pellagra in a sentence
The Italian disease, pellagra, manifests the features one would expect from an improper food taken under unhygienic conditions.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotUsually, where a mixed diet with meat is possible, pellagra never appears.
Rural Hygiene | Henry N. OgdenThe firm quotes but one paper (which is a very uncritical report) in regard to pellagra.
(c) Arrange a well balanced diet for pellagra in which forty grams of protein shall come from milk, meat or eggs.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. ProudfitThe accumulated evidence is increasingly opposed to Sambon's hypothesis of the transmission of pellagra by Simulium.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for pellagra
/ (pəˈleɪɡrə, -ˈlæ-) /
pathol a disease caused by a dietary deficiency of nicotinic acid, characterized by burning or itching often followed by scaling of the skin, inflammation of the mouth, diarrhoea, mental impairment, etc
Origin of pellagra
1Derived forms of pellagra
- pellagrous, adjective
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Scientific definitions for pellagra
[ pə-lăg′rə, -lā′grə ]
A disease caused by a lack of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin and digestive disorders and mental deterioration.
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