hypovitaminosis
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1. any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | malnutrition, |
| definition | : | a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | beriberi, |
| definition | : | avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, saint ignatius' itch, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rachitis, rickets, |
| definition | : | childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | scorbutus, scurvy, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | avitaminotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | avitaminotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis (adj.pert) |
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