hypovitaminosis
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hypovitaminosis hy·po·vi·ta·min·o·sis (hī'pō-vī'tə-mə-nō'sĭs)
n.
Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins.

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hypovitaminosis

noun
any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins [syn: avitaminosis] 
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