avitaminosis

a·vi·ta·min·o·sis

 (ā-vī′tə-mĭ-nō′sĭs)

n. pl. a·vi·ta·min·o·ses (-sēz)

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

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a·vi′ta·min·ot′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.

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avitaminosis

(æˌvɪtəmɪnˈəʊsɪs; ˌævɪˌtæmɪˈnəʊsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-siːz)

(Pathology) any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet

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a•vi•ta•min•o•sis

(eɪˌvaɪ tə məˈnoʊ sɪs)

n.

any disease caused by a lack of vitamins.

[1910–15]

a•vi`ta•min•ot′ic (-ˈnɒt ɪk) 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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

avitaminosi

авитаминоз

a·vi·ta·min·o·sis

n. avitaminosis, trastorno o enfermedad causada por una deficiencia vitamínica.

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