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Origin and Etymology of avitaminosis
New Latin
First Known Use: 1914
Medical Dictionary
noun
avi·ta·min·osis
\ˌā-ˌvīt-ə-mə-ˈnō-səs, British also ˌā-vi-ˌtam-ə-\
Medical Definition of avitaminosis
avitaminoses
\-ˌsēz\play: disease (as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins—called also hypovitaminosis
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