chronic disease caused by dietary deficiency and characterized by skin eruptions, 1811, a hybrid formed from Latin pellis "skin" (see film (n.)) + Greek agra "a catching, seizure," related to agrein "to take, seize." But OED suggests it might be originally Italian pelle agra "rough skin." Related: Pellagrous.
双语例句
1. Another form of erythema is pellagra.
糙皮病则是另一种形式的红斑.
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2. A disease, as scurvy , beriberi , or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.