deficiency disease

Noun
  1. Any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) (synset 114221682)
    is a type of: disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    subtypes:
    • malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    • zinc deficiency - a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases

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