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hypervitaminosis

hypervitaminosis

9.9
Sickness caused by taking too many vitamins, often vitamin A or D
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpərˌvaɪtəˈmoʊnəsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipervitaminosis
  • Patients with hypervitaminosis often experience symptoms like nausea and fatigue due to vitamin toxicity.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that hypervitaminosis could lead to severe health issues if not addressed promptly.

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  • Hypervitaminosis can occur if someone takes too many hypervitaminosis supplements without medical advice.

Antonyms

hypovitaminosis
  • Specialized
9.9

A health problem caused by not having enough vitamins in the body

Surface Forms

hypervitaminosis singular
hypervitaminoses plural

Morphology

hypervitaminosis = vitaminosis (semi-transparent) = hyper + vitamin + osis

For someone who knows 'vitaminosis', adding 'hyper-' clearly indicates the excess form of that condition.

Etymology

Hypervitaminosis breaks into three parts: hyper- meaning 'over', vitamin, and -osis meaning 'condition'. So hypervitaminosis is a 'condition from too many vitamins', just like hyperactive uses hyper- to show 'too much' or 'over'.