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pellagra.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/pɪˈlaɡɹə/UK/pɛˈlaɡɹə/UK
  1. A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.

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Where this word comes from

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

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