PELLAGRA

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N., Pam M.S.
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noun. an insufficiency of the B vitamin nicotinic acid, characterized by weakness, gastrointestinal disruptions, skin ailments, and neurological indicators. Commonly referred to as nicotinic acid deficiency.

PELLAGRA: "The patient is suffering from pellagra."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. CYSTATHIONINURIA
  2. WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY
  3. ALCOHOLIC NEUROPATHY
  4. ASCORBIC ACID
  5. THIAMINE (THIAMIN)
  6. WOLMAN'S DISEASE
  7. VITAMIN A
  8. VITAMIN
  9. VITAMIN A TOXICITY
  10. PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PELLAGRA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/pellagra/ (accessed September 21, 2019).
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