pellagrin

[ puh-lag-rin, -ley-grin, -lah- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a person affected with pellagra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pellagrin¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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