pellagra

pellagra is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.
2. noun. 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

   Synonyms: maidism, mayidism

Synonyms

maidism, mayidism

Common word forms

pellagras

Words from these letters

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