Pellagra is a deficiency disease prevalent in districts where maize is one of the staple foodstuffs (Beaumont and Dodds).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pel|lag|rin — «puh LAG rihn, LAY grihn», noun. a person affected with pellagra … Useful english dictionary
pel|lag|rous — «puh LAG ruhs, LAY gruhs», adjective. of, having to do with, or affected with pellagra … Useful english dictionary
pellagragenic — pel·la·gra·gen·ic .lag rə jen ik, .lāg , .läg adj producing pellagra * * * pel·lag·ra·gen·ic (pə lag″rə jenґik) causing pellagra … Medical dictionary
pellagra — pel|lag|ra [pıˈlægrə] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Italian; Origin: pelle skin ] a disease that makes you feel tired and that causes problems with your skin and ↑central nervous system, caused by a lack of a type of B ↑vitamin … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pellagra — A syndrome due to deficiency of niacin, one of the B complex vitamins. Pellagra was known as the disease of the four D s dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death. The disease is specifically characterized by: Dermatitis: A rash on areas of the… … Medical dictionary
pellagroid — Resembling pellagra. * * * pel·la·groid .rȯid adj resembling pellagra * * * pel·lag·roid (pə lagґroid) a condition resembling pellagra … Medical dictionary
pseudopellagra — pseu·do·pel·lag·ra (soo″do pə lagґrə) a condition in alcoholics now recognized as identical to pellagra … Medical dictionary
Pellagrous — Pel*lag rous, a. [It. pellagroso: cf. F. pellagreux.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or affected with, or attendant on, pellagra; as, pellagrous insanity. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incappellaggio — in·cap·pel·làg·gio s.m. TS mar. anello di corda o di metallo che collega l estremità dell albero o del pennone ai cavi che lo sostengono | la parte dell albero o del pennone a cui sono assicurati i cavi | il nodo con cui si assicurano all albero… … Dizionario italiano
pellagrin — pel·la·grin pə lag rən, lāg , läg n one that is affected with pellagra … Medical dictionary
