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English noun: Alpine scurvy

1. Alpine scurvy (state) a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments


Synonymsmaidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch


Broader (hypernym)avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis









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