AVITAMINOSIS


Meaning of AVITAMINOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-ˌvī-tə-mə-ˈnō-səs ]

noun

( plural avi·ta·min·o·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1914

: disease (as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins

• avi·ta·min·ot·ic -mə-ˈnä-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.