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saint ignatius' itch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t ig-natius' itch
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

pellagra Alpine scurvy mal de la rosa mal rosso maidism mayidism

Questions

What does saint ignatius' itch mean?
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

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