avitaminosis (redirected from fat-soluble avitaminosis)

a·vi·ta·min·o·sis (-vt-m-nss)

n.

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

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avitaminosis

[āvī′təminō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, a, not; L, vita, life, amine, osis, condition

a condition resulting from a deficiency of or lack of absorption or use of one or more dietary vitamins. Also called hypovitaminosis. Compare hypervitaminosis. See also specific vitamins.

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avitaminosis (āvī´tminō´sis),

n a disease or condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins in the diet (e.g., scurvy, resulting from ascorbic acid deficiency, and beriberi, resulting from a thiamine deficiency).

avitaminosis, fat-soluble,

n a disease resulting from deficiency of the fat-soluble vitamins (i.e., A, D, E, and K).

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avitaminosis

disease due to deficiency of vitamins in the diet. See also nutritional deficiency under each vitamin.