avitaminosis (redirected from fat-soluble avitaminosis)

a·vi·ta·min·o·sis  (-vt-m-nss)

n. pl. a·vi·ta·min·o·ses (-sz)

A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.

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a·vita·min·otic (-ntk) adj.

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avitaminosis

any disease or illness caused by an insufficiency of one or more vitamins. — avitaminotic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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avitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins hypovitaminosis beriberi - avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods Alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch - 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 alcoholism or other nutritional impairments rickets, rachitis - childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus scorbutus, scurvy - a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) moon blindness, night blindness, nyctalopia - inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder