English noun: avitaminosis | |||
1. | avitaminosis (state) any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins | ||
Synonyms | hypovitaminosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | malnutrition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Alpine scurvy, beriberi, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, moon blindness, night blindness, nyctalopia, pellagra, rachitis, rickets, Saint Ignatius' itch, scorbutus, scurvy | ||