vitaminosis

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English

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Etymology

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From vitamin +‎ -osis.

Noun

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vitaminosis (plural vitaminoses)

  1. (pathology) Any disease caused by the presence of (excess) vitamins
    • 2015 August 19, Dylan T. Dahlquist, Brad P. Dieter, Michael S. Koehle, “Plausible ergogenic effects of vitamin D on athletic performance and recovery”, in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition[1], volume 12, →DOI:
      The definitions of hypo vitaminosis or hyper vitaminosis are more controversial.

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