avitaminose

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to a- +‎ vitamine +‎ -ose. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.vi.taː.miˈnoː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: avi‧ta‧mi‧no‧se
• Rhymes: -oːzə

Noun

avitaminose f (plural avitaminoses)

1. avitaminosis, a condition caused by vitamin deficit

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ vitamine +‎ -ose.

Noun

avitaminose f (plural avitaminoses)

1. (pathology) avitaminosis

Related terms

• hypovitaminose
• hypervitaminose

Further reading

• “avitaminose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.