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niacin collapse: a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract

ascorbic acid collapse

riboflavin collapse

vitamin collapse: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

malnutrition collapse: a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

goiter collapse: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

rickets collapse: childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus

pellagra collapse: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments

beriberi collapse: avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)

night blindness collapse

dietetics collapse: the scientific study of food preparation and intake

dermatitis collapse: inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters

dieting collapse

regime collapse

vegetarianism collapse: a diet excluding all meat and fish

scurvy collapse: a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

pap collapse: worthless or oversimplified ideas

anemia collapse: genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America; a deficiency of red blood cells; a lack of vitality

counterirritant collapse: a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

diet collapse: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods); the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal); a prescribed selection of foods; a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan); eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight; follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"

hormone collapse: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

outage collapse: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."; the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation

shortfall collapse

underage collapse: dependent by virtue of youth

adjuvant collapse: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment; enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

famine collapse: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

scarcity collapse: a small and inadequate amount

bracer collapse: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor); a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports

destitution collapse: a state without friends or money or prospects

restorative collapse

infantilism collapse: infantile behavior in mature persons; an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics

weak link collapse

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

dearth collapse: an insufficient quantity or number; an acute insufficiency

beggary collapse: a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person); the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

missing link collapse: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

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