Meaning of PELLAGRA
| Pronunciation: | | pi'lagru
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| Matching Terms: | | Pellagrin, Pellagrous
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| | Definition: | | Disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-l). Symptoms include diarrhea, skin inflammation and dementia (brain disturbance). |
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| | Related Terms: | | anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, Lombardy leprosy, maidism, malnutrition, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia |
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