Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alpine_scurvy

1 sense of alpine scurvy

Sense 1
pellagra, Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint Ignatius' itch -- (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)
       => avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis -- (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)