a|vi|ta|min|o|sis

a|vi|ta|min|o|sis
a|vi|ta|min|o|sis «ay VY tuh muh NOH sihs», noun.
any illness caused by a lack of one or more vitamins.
[< a-4 without + vitamin + -osis]

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