- avitaminotic
- adjective see avitaminosis
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
avitaminotic
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avitaminotic — See avitaminosis. * * * … Universalium
avitaminotic — adj. lacking vitamins, suffering from a lack of vitamins … English contemporary dictionary
avitaminotic — avi·ta·mi·not·ic … English syllables
avitaminotic — adjective of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis • Pertains to noun: ↑avitaminosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑avitaminosis * * * adjective see avitaminosis … Useful english dictionary
avitaminosis — avitaminotic /ay vuy teuh meuh not ik/, adj. /ay vuy teuh meuh noh sis/, n. Pathol. any disease caused by a lack of vitamins. [1910 15; A 6 + VITAMIN + OSIS] * * * … Universalium
avitaminosis — noun (plural avitaminoses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1914 disease (as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins • avitaminotic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
avitaminosis — Properly, hypovitaminosis. conditioned a. a. caused by any number of pathologic states or dysfunctions in which the supply of a vitamin absorbed by the body is inadequate for the needs under particular circumstances; e.g., the reduced bacterial… … Medical dictionary
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avitaminosis — n. condition due to vitamin deficiency. ♦ avitaminotic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
