Mental vs. Pellagra

Mentaladjective

Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.

Mentaladjective

Insane, mad, crazy.

Mentaladjective

Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.

Mentaladjective

(anatomy) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

Mentaladjective

(biology) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.

Mentalnoun

(zoology) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Mentaladjective

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

Mentaladjective

Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.

Mentalnoun

A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Mentaladjective

involving the mind or an intellectual process;

Mentaladjective

of or relating to the mind;

Mentaladjective

of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks

Mentaladjective

of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

Mentaladjective

affected by a disorder of the mind;

Mentaladjective

relating to the mind

Mentaladjective

done by or occurring in the mind

Mentaladjective

relating to disorders of the mind

Mentaladjective

mad; insane

Pellagranoun

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.

Pellagranoun

An affection of the skin, characterized by redness, especially in exposed areas, scaling and shedding of the skin, and accompanied with severe gastrointestinal disturbance and nervous symptoms. It is due to a deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3; nicotinic acid) and protein in the diet, and may be caused by malnutrition, or, in some cases, by a heavy dependence on maize for food. It was at one time (ca. 1890) endemic in Northern Italy, and was called Alpine scurvy. It may also be caused by alcoholism or diease causing an impairment of nutrition. It is also called St. Ignatius's itch, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, and psychoneurosis maidica. A variety of pellagra seen in children is called infantile pellagra or kwashiorkor.

Pellagranoun

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

Pellagra

Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3). Symptoms include inflamed skin, diarrhea, dementia, and sores in the mouth.