pellagra in Portuguese
pellagra in Portuguese is pelagra — pellagra means an illness caused mainly by a lack of niacin, which leads to skin sores and confusion.
pellagra in Portuguese
pelagra
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]
What does "pellagra" mean?
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noun An illness caused mainly by a lack of niacin, which leads to skin sores and confusion.
"In 1755 the French physician Gaspar Casal (1680–1759) published an account of pellagra, then a new disease in Spain."
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pellagra in a sentence
- In 1755 the French physician Gaspar Casal (1680–1759) published an account of pellagra, then a new disease in Spain.
- Mixing the alkali into the recipe in the right way chemically releases the otherwise unavailable niacin in the corn, which stops pellagra in its tracks, and allowed corn-based agricultural populations to grow and spread.
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What is "pellagra" in Portuguese?
"pellagra" in Portuguese is pelagra. pellagra means: An illness caused mainly by a lack of niacin, which leads to skin sores and confusion.
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