pellagra
A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a…A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
» That man died of pellagra.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
Pellagra
пелла́граpellágra
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
Examples
1 sentencesThat man died of pellagra.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis (“skin”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “seizure, atFrom Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis (“skin”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “seizure, attack, catching”).
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Forms
plural: pellagrasSynonyms
6 synonyms- 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:Alpine scurvymal de la rosamal rossomaidismmayidismSaint Ignatius-ap- itch
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable