Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun avitaminosis

1 sense of avitaminosis

Sense 1
avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis -- (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
       => malnutrition -- (a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods)