| 单词 | pellagra |
| 释义 | pellagra (once / 48640 pages) n WORD FAMILY pellagra USAGE EXAMPLESPurists may baulk at his inclusion of pellagra, beriberi and other disorders of malnutrition, but that allows for a richer range of material and interpretation. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) Low-protein diets in certain populations reliant on corn have led to pellagra, a disease with symptoms including dermatitis and mental disturbances. Wall Street Journal(Feb 01, 2016) By 1911, pellagra had become the leading cause of death in asylums. New York Times(Mar 02, 2015) 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 Syn|Hyper Alpine scurvy, Saint Ignatius' itch, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins |
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