avitaminotic
1avitaminotic — adjective see avitaminosis …
2avitaminotic — See avitaminosis. * * * …
3avitaminotic — adj. lacking vitamins, suffering from a lack of vitamins …
4avitaminotic — avi·ta·mi·not·ic …
5avitaminotic — adjective of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis • Pertains to noun: ↑avitaminosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑avitaminosis * * * adjective see avitaminosis …
6avitaminosis — avitaminotic /ay vuy teuh meuh not ik/, adj. /ay vuy teuh meuh noh sis/, n. Pathol. any disease caused by a lack of vitamins. [1910 15; A 6 + VITAMIN + OSIS] * * * …
7avitaminosis — noun (plural avitaminoses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1914 disease (as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins • avitaminotic adjective …
8avitaminosis — Properly, hypovitaminosis. conditioned a. a. caused by any number of pathologic states or dysfunctions in which the supply of a vitamin absorbed by the body is inadequate for the needs under particular circumstances; e.g., the reduced bacterial… …
9unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… …
10Lewy body — lü ē , lā vē n an eosinophilic inclusion body found in the cytoplasm of neurons of the cortex and brain stem in Parkinson s disease and some forms of dementia Lew·ey lü ē Frederic Henry (orig. Friedrich Heinrich Lewy ) (1885 1950) American… …
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