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avitaminotic

avitaminotic

9.9
Having health problems because you do not have enough vitamins
  • adjective
  • /ˌævɪˌtɪməˈnɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
: avitaminótico
  • The doctor noted several avitaminotic symptoms consistent with severe vitamin C deficiency.

Examples

  • Long-term poor nutrition can lead to avitaminotic conditions.

  • An avitaminotic diet can harm health.

  • A number of avitaminotic disorders have been identified and classified by medical researchers.

  • Don't ignore avitaminotic symptoms!

  • A number of avitaminotic disorders have been identified and classified by medical researchers.

  • Long-term poor nutrition can lead to avitaminotic conditions.

  • The doctor noted several avitaminotic symptoms consistent with severe vitamin C deficiency.

Surface Forms

avitaminotic positive

Morphology

avitaminotic = avitaminosis (semi-transparent) = a + vitamin + otic

The suffix '-otic' indicates a relation to a condition, but may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Avitaminotic comes from a- meaning 'without' and vitamin. So it describes a state 'without vitamins' and means relating to vitamin deficiency.