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    MAIDISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 impairmentsplay

    Synonyms:

    Alpine scurvy; maidism; mal de la rosa; mal rosso; mayidism; pellagra; Saint Ignatius' itch

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("maidism" is a kind of...):

    avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

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