Defenition of the word avitaminosis
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Defenition of the word avitaminosis
- The complete absence of a vitamin in the human body.
- any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
Synonyms for the word avitaminosis
Hyponyms for the word avitaminosis
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- Alpine scurvy
- beriberi
- maidism
- mal de la rosa
- mal rosso
- mayidism
- moon blindness
- night blindness
- nyctalopia
- pellagra
- rachitis
- rickets
- Saint Ignatius' itch
- scorbutus
- scurvy
Hypernyms for the word avitaminosis
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- deficiency disease
- malnutrition
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