Medical term:
avitaminoses
avitaminosis
[a-vi″tah-mĭ-no´sis]disease due to deficiency of vitamins in the diet. adj., adj avitaminot´ic.
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a·vi·ta·min·o·sis
(ā-vī'tă-min-ō'sis),Properly, hypovitaminosis.
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avitaminosis
(ā-vī′tə-mĭ-nō′sĭs)n. pl. avitamino·ses (-sēz)
A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.
a·vi′ta·min·ot′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.
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a·vi·ta·min·o·sis
(ā-vī'tă-min-ō'sis)Properly, hypovitaminosis.
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avitaminosis
The state of vitamin deficiency or a disorder caused by a deficiency of one or more vitamins.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
hy·po·vi·ta·min·o·sis
(hī'pō-vī'tă-min-ō'sis)Nutritional deficiency state characterized by relative insufficiency of one or more vitamins in the diet; manifested first by depletion of tissue levels, then by functional changes, and finally by appearance of morphologic lesions.
Compare: avitaminosis
Compare: avitaminosis
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