deficiency disease

noun Pathology.

any illness associated with an insufficient supply of one or more essential dietary constituents.

Origin of deficiency disease

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby deficiency disease

defibrinate, defibrination, deficience, deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease, deficiency judgment, deficiency symptom, deficient, deficient number, deficit

British Dictionary definitions for deficiency disease

deficiency disease

noun

med any condition, such as pellagra, beriberi, or scurvy, produced by a lack of vitamins or other essential substances Compare avitaminosis
botany any disease caused by lack of essential minerals

Medical definitions for deficiency disease

deficiency disease

n.

A disease that is caused by a dietary deficiency of specific nutrients, especially a vitamin or mineral, possibly stemming from insufficient intake, digestion, absorption, or utilization of a nutrient. insufficiency disease