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Word | Pellagra |
Korean Meaning | 펠라그라 |
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 / An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy. / a deficiency disease caused by a lack of nicotinic acid or its precursor tryptophan in the diet. It is characterized by dermatitis, diarrhea, and mental disturbance, and is often linked to overdependence on corn as a staple food., | |
Usage | ⇒ In backward villages, due to malnutrition people suffer from pellagra ⇒ Those highly dependent on corn as a food might develop pellagra and this chronic disease, causing dermatitis, diarrhea, and ultimately dementia, battered the population of European corn growing region |
Synonyms | Alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, Saint Ignatius itch, rickets, anaemia, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, goitre, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, |
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