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avitaminosis

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolavitaminosis
Françaisavitaminose
DeutschAvitaminose
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Examples

“Watching him, Dorrigo Evans wondered if it was avitaminosis or the combined damage⟳ of several maladies that had done this—whatever the cause, he was painfully aware that food would cure this and almost all of the afflictions he saw⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Avitia avitour avitourism avitourist avitriptan avivore

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