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pellagra

pel·la·gra
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-lag-ruh, -ley-gruh, -lah-]
    • /pəˈlæg rə, -ˈleɪ grə, -ˈlɑ-/
    • /pə.ˈlæ.ɡrə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-lag-ruh, -ley-gruh, -lah-]
    • /pəˈlæg rə, -ˈleɪ grə, -ˈlɑ-/

Definitions of pellagra word

  • noun pellagra a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea. 1
  • noun pellagra 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 0
  • noun pellagra 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 0
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Origin of pellagra

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < Italian < New Latin: skin disease, equivalent to pell(is) skin + -agra < Greek ágra seizure

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • blacktongue

    canine pellagra.

  • goldberger

    Joseph, 1874–1929, U.S. physician, born in Austria: discovered the cause of and treatment for pellagra.

  • nicotinamide

    a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.

  • nicotinic acid

    a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.

  • pellagra-preventive factor

    nicotinic acid or its amide, nicotinamide, being the vitamin-B-complex members that serve to prevent pellagra.

  • pyridoxine

    a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
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