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avitaminosis definition

avita·mino·sis (ā′vīt′ə mi nō′sis)

noun pl. avitaminoses -·ses (-sēz)

any disease caused by a deficiency of vitamins

Etymology: a- + vitamin + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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