avitaminosis

[ ey-vahy-tuh-muh-noh-sis ]
/ eɪˌvaɪ tə məˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

any disease caused by a lack of vitamins.

Origin of avitaminosis

First recorded in 1910–15; a-6 + vitamin + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM avitaminosis

a·vi·ta·min·ot·ic [ey-vahy-tuh-muh-not-ik] /eɪˌvaɪ tə məˈnɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby avitaminosis

avionics, aviophobia, avirulent, avis, aviso, avitaminosis, aviv, avizandum, avlona, avm, avn

British Dictionary definitions for avitaminosis

avitaminosis
/ (æˌvɪtəmɪnˈəʊsɪs, ˌævɪˌtæmɪˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet

Medical definitions for avitaminosis

avitaminosis
[ ā-vī′tə-mĭ-nō′sĭs ]

n.

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