- pellagra
[pellagra 词源字典]
- pellagra: see fell
[pellagra etymology, pellagra origin, 英语词源] - pellagra (n.)
- 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.