avitaminosis

Noun avitaminosis has 1 sense

• avitaminosis(n = noun.state) hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins;
has particulars: beriberi, alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, saint ignatius' itch, rachitis, rickets, scorbutus, scurvy, moon blindness, night blindness, nyctalopia
is a kind of malnutrition
Derived form adjective avitaminotic₁