Medical term:

avitaminotic



avitaminosis

 [a-vi″tah-mĭ-no´sis]
disease due to deficiency of vitamins in the diet. adj., adj avitaminot´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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