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maidism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maidism has 1 sense
- maidism(n = noun.state) alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, 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; Array is a kind of avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis
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