A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.
avitaminotic a·vi'ta·min·ot'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.
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a·vi·ta·min·o·sis (ā-vī'tə-mĭ-nō'sĭs) ![]() |
A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.
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| Food and Nutrition: avitaminosis |
The absence of a vitamin; may be used specifically, as, for example, avitaminosis A, or generally, to mean a vitamin deficiency disease.
| Dental Dictionary: avitaminosis |
A disease or condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins in the diet (for example, scurvy, which results from ascorbic acid deficiency, and beriberi, which results from a thiamine deficiency).
| Veterinary Dictionary: avitaminosis |
Disease due to deficiency of vitamins in the diet. See also nutritional deficiency under each vitamin.
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| Avitaminosis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | E50-E56 |
| ICD-9 | 264-269 |
| MeSH | [1] |
Avitaminosis is any disease caused by chronic or long-term vitamin deficiency or caused by a defect in metabolic conversion, such as tryptophan to niacin. They are designated by the same letter as the vitamin.
Conversely hypervitaminosis is the syndrome of symptoms caused by over-retention of fat-soluble vitamins in the body.
Avitaminoses include
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| Translations: Avitaminosis |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - avitaminose, vitaminmangelsygdom
Nederlands (Dutch)
ziekte veroorzaakt door vitaminegebrek, avitaminose
Français (French)
n. - (Méd) avitaminose
Deutsch (German)
n. - Avitaminose, Vitaminmangelkrankheit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) αβιταμίνωση
Italiano (Italian)
avitaminosi
Português (Portuguese)
n. - avitaminose (f) (Med.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - avitaminosis
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avitaminos (med.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
维他命缺乏症, 营养缺陷病
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 維他命缺乏症, 營養缺陷病
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مرض ناشي عن نقص الفيتامينات
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מצב הנובע מחוסר ויטמינים
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