noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A disease of guinea pigs caused by eating deteriorated maize. archaic, uncountable
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alpine scurvyanemiaberiberidermatitisgoitermal de la rosa

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