Pellagra Definition

pə-lăgrə, -lāgrə, -lä-
noun
A chronic disease caused by a deficiency of nicotinic acid in the diet and characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, and mental disorders: it is endemic in some parts of the world.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • maidism
  • mayidism
  • Saint Ignatius' itch
  • mal de la rosa
  • mal rosso
  • Alpine scurvy

Other Word Forms of Pellagra

Noun

Singular:
pellagra
Plural:
pellagras

Origin of Pellagra

  • Italian pelle skin (from Latin pellis pel-3 in Indo-European roots) -agra a seizure (from Latin) (from Greek -agrā) (from agrā a seizing ag- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian pelle (“skin") + agra (“sour")

    From Wiktionary

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