As nouns the difference between pellagra and illness
is that pellagra is (pathology) a disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency while illness is (countable) an instance of a disease or poor health.
pellagra
Noun
(pathology) A disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
Related terms
* pellagric
* pellagrous
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illness
English
Noun
(countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
(uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
Synonyms
* (instance) sickness
* (state) sickness
* See also
Related terms
* ill
* hypochondriac
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