carence

Definitions of carence
  1. noun
    any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
    synonyms: insuffisance
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    types:
    malnutrition, sous-alimentation
    a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    avitaminose
    any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
    type of:
    maladie
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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