vitaminosis

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noun

Any disease caused by the presence of (excess) vitamins

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Meanings

nounvitaminosis (plural vitaminoses)

plural vitaminoses

  1. medicineAny disease caused by the presence of (excess) vitamins

    The definitions of hypo vitaminosis or hyper vitaminosis are more controversial.

    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, volume 12, →DOI

Origin

From vitamin + -osis.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitaminosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitaminosis.

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