pellagrous

adjective

pel·​lagrous -grəs 

: of, relating to, or affected with pellagra

pellagrous insanity

pellagrous symptoms

pellagrous patients

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pellagrosus, from pellagra (from Italian) + Latin -osus -ose

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