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    HYPOVITAMINOSIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitaminsplay

    Synonyms:

    avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("hypovitaminosis" is a kind of...):

    malnutrition (a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypovitaminosis"):

    beriberi (avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1))

    Alpine scurvy; maidism; mal de la rosa; mal rosso; mayidism; pellagra; Saint Ignatius' itch (a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments)

    rachitis; rickets (childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus)

    scorbutus; scurvy (a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C))

    moon blindness; night blindness; nyctalopia (inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder)

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