|āˌfäsfəˈrōsə̇s noun
( plural aphosphoro·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + phosphor- + -osis
: a deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by inappetence, unthriftiness, lameness, and scouring and in affected animals commonly by depraved appetite and the avid devouring of bones and other materials containing phosphates — compare lamsiekte , pica