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Answer for the clue "Dietary disease ", 8 letters:
pellagra

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pellagra \Pel"la*gra\ (p[e^]l"l[.a]*gr[.a]), n. [It. pelle skin + agro rough.] (Med.) An affection of the skin, characterized by redness, especially in exposed areas, scaling and shedding of the skin, and accompanied with severe gastrointestinal disturbance ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most frequently caused by a chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B or synonym: vitamin PP (from: Pellagra Preventing factor)) in the diet. It can be caused by decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan , and possibly by ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ...

Usage examples of pellagra.

Their absence is probably responsible for certain diseases, such as beriberi, scurvy, and possibly pellagra, as well as much ill health of a less definite sort.

The granaries were full and the children of the poor grew up rachitic, and the pustules of pellagra swelled on their sides.