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Definition of Hypovitaminosis
1. Noun. Any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins.
Specialized synonyms: Beriberi, Alpine Scurvy, Maidism, Mal De La Rosa, Mal Rosso, Mayidism, Pellagra, Saint Ignatius' Itch, Rachitis, Rickets, Scorbutus, Scurvy, Moon Blindness, Night Blindness, Nyctalopia
Generic synonyms: Malnutrition
Derivative terms: Avitaminotic
Medical Definition of Hypovitaminosis
1. A condition due to a deficiency of one or more essential vitamins. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypovitaminosis
Literary usage of Hypovitaminosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wic Food Packages: Time for a Change by Institute Of Medicine, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"hypovitaminosis D and vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breast-feeding infants
and their mothers in summer: A justification for vitamin D supplementation ..."
2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Severe hypovitaminosis C occurring as the result of adoptive immunotherapy with
high-dose Interleukin 2 and lym- ..."
3. Dietary Reference Intakes Research Synthesis: Workshop Summary by Carol West Suitor, Linda D. Meyers (2007)
"Vitamin D requirements during lactation: High-dose maternal supplementation as
therapy to prevent hypovitaminosis D for both the mother and the nursing ..."
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