pellagra

Meaning

A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.

Synonyms

mal rosso

Saint Ignatius’ itch

Alpine scurvy

maidism

mayidism

mal de la rosa

bulimia nervosa

malnutrition

Translations

pellagra

pellagre

pelagra

pelagra

Pellagra

pel·lagra

maidismo

pellagra

niacinedeficiëntie

pellagra

Pelagra

داء البلاجرا

pellegra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪˈlaɡɹə/

Etymology

From Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis (“skin”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “seizure, attack, catching”).