Pellagra : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pellagra	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Pellagra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pellagra n 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 Synonym(s): pellagra, Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint Ignatius' itch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pellagra \Pel"lagra\ (p[ecr]l"l[adot]gr[adot]), n. (Med.) An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.