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casal collar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
casal -col-lar
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of an erythematous pigmented skin rash in the distribution of a broad collar, seen in patients with pellagra as a result of niacin deficiency.

Etymology

Named after Gaspar Casal, who first described pellagra.

Inflected Forms

Casal collars (plural)

Synonyms

Casal necklace Casal's collar Casal's necklace

Questions

What does casal collar mean?
The presence of an erythematous pigmented skin rash in the distribution of a broad collar, seen in patients with pellagra as a result of niacin deficiency.
Where does casal collar come from?
Named after Gaspar Casal, who first described pellagra.

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