PELLAGROUS

Etymology

Adjective

pellagrous (not comparable)

Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.

Source: Wiktionary


Pel*lag"rous, a. [It. pellagroso: cf. F. pellagreux.] (Med.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or affected with, or attendant on, pellagra; as, pellagrous insanity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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