pellagra

名词 pellagra:

1. 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
   同义词：Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint Ignatius' itch

pel.lag.ra

n.（名词）
A disease caused by a deficiency of niacin and protein in the diet and characterized by skin eruptions, digestive and nervous system disturbances, and eventual mental deterioration.
糙皮病：一种由于食用缺乏烟碱酸和蛋白质的食物而引起的疾病，症状为皮肤出疹子、消化和神经系统紊乱及最终心智退化

来源：
Italian
意大利语
pelle [skin] from Latin pellis * see pel- 3
pelle [皮肤] 源自 拉丁语 pellis *参见 pel- 3
-agra [a seizure] from Latin from Greek from agra [a seizing] * see ag-
-agra [骤发] 源自 拉丁语 源自 希腊语 源自 agra [抓住，夺取] *参见 ag-

【引伸】
pellag.rous
adj.（形容词）