-agra, -agras

An eruption about the chin, caused by inflammation of the hair follicles of the beard; Mentagra, or sycosis,: is a pustular "folliculitis" which is an inflammatory reaction in hair follicles in which the lesions may have pus around the hairs.

Mentagra can particularly affect the bearded part of the face.

Outdated, a unit of measure equivalent to 10,000 grams or ten kilograms; myg: The myriagram used to be used during the 19th century as a substitute for the formerly accepted American system of "quarter", or 25% of something.

1. A toothache thought to be of gouty origin: Dr. Jones told Jane that her toothache was was not a case of odontagra, which was originally thought to be caused by gout.
2. Outdated, a device for extracting a tooth: When taking classes in dentistry, Jerry learned that an odontagra was an instrument for pulling teeth out.

Pain in the shoulder from gout: Old Mr. Dawson acquired omagra in the joint of his right shoulder, and the inflammation hurt him a lot.

Sudden pain in an eye or eyes: All of a sudden Arthur felt a pain in his left eye, and after an examination made by the ophthalmologist in his town, he was informed that he had a condition of ophthalmagra.

Ophthalmagra can be a gouty conjunctivitis or ophthalmia.

1. An infection characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances, erythema (redness of the skin due to capillary dilatation, particularly of exposed areas) followed by desquamation (the shedding of the cuticle in scales or of the outer layer of any surface), and nervous and mental disorders: Pellagra may occur because of a poor diet, alcoholism, or some disease causing impairment of nutrition.
> 2. An endemic disease often attributed to eating diseased maize: Pellagra is found frequently among the peasantry of Southern Europe, especially in Lombardy.

The symptoms of pellagra are a reddening of the skin, which dries and cracks, and the epidermis that peels off in bran-like scales. The digestive organs and central nervous system can be affected.

Pellagra is commonly seen when corn (maize) is a main nutrient in the diet resulting in a deficiency of niacin.

Pellagra can end in insanity.

Severe pain in the foot, especially that of typical gout in the big toe: Dr. Simmons told Janet that her extreme pain in her foot, especially in her big toe, was termed podagra and that was why she had difficulty walking.

Pain in the anal area; proctalgia: The elderly Mr. Short suffered very much when he went to the bathroom and found out later from his doctor that he had a condition of proctagra which affected his rectum.

Pain in the spine; spinal gout; rachiagra: Old Mrs. Smith's back hurt her for quite a while, and when she was examined by her doctor, he said that she had a case of rachisagra, a kind of gout or rheumatic pain in her back..

A gouty or rheumatic affection of the muscles of the neck, producing torticollis (a contraction, often spasmodic, of the muscles of the neck, chiefly those supplied by the spinal accessory nerve: One symptom of trachelagra can be the position of the head which is drawn to one side and usually rotated so that the chin points to the other side).