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pellagrin

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[puh-lag-rin, -ley-grin, -lah-] / pəˈlæg rɪn, -ˈleɪ grɪn, -ˈlɑ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a person affected with pellagra.

Etymology

Origin of pellagrin

First recorded in 1860–65; pellagr(a) + -in 1

Example Sentences

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Goldberger states that after the addition of milk to the diet of a pellagrin, the typical clinical picture of pellagra no longer persists.

From Food in War Time by Lusk, Graham

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