avitaminosis

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Noun

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a=vit=a=min=o=sis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun avitaminosis has 1 sense

avitaminosis(n = noun.state) hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins; Array

has particulars: beriberi, alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, saint ignatius' itch, rachitis, rickets, scorbutus, scurvy, moon blindness, night blindness, nyctalopia

is a kind of malnutrition

Derived form adjective avitaminotic₁

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

avitaminosis, n. Med. a condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins.

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