alpine_scurvy
1. [ noun ] (medicine) 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
Synonyms: maidism mal_de_la_rosa mal_rosso mayidism saint_ignatius'_itch pellagra
Related terms: avitaminosis
Similar spelling:   Alpine_fir
  alpine_totara
  alpine_sunflower
  alpine_clover
  alpine_ash
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  alpine_lift
  alpine_gold
  alpine_glacier