pellagra

Letters that make pellagra

a, e, g, l, p, r are letters that make 'pellagra'

Words within pellagra

el, ell, pel, pe, la, Ag, EL, lag, RA, Agra, LA, Ra, La are words within 'pellagra'

1 possible definitions for 'pellagra'

Pellagra as "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"

Under this definition, pellagra is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint Ignatius' itch have the same meaning as 'pellagra'

pellagra as a type

'pellagra' can be a type of avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis.


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