Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avitaminosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: avi-ta-minosis
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Watching him, Dorrigo Evans wondered if it was avitaminosis or the combined damage of several maladies that had done this—whatever the cause, he was painfully aware that food would cure this and almost all of the afflictions he saw."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English vitamin Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English avitaminosis From a- + vitamin + -osis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

avitaminoses (plural)

Synonyms

hypovitaminosis

Questions

What does avitaminosis mean?: Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.
Where does avitaminosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English vitamin Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English avitaminosis From a- + vitamin + -osis.

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