deficiency disease

• Eine Krankheit, die durch einen Mangel an essenziellen Nährstoffen, Vitaminen oder Mineralien in der Ernährung verursacht wird, zum Beispiel Skorbut oder Rachitis.

A medical condition caused by a lack of essential nutrients, vitamins, or minerals in the diet, such as scurvy or rickets.

1. Nutritional deficiency illnessB2formal

   A disease caused by a lack of essential nutrients, vitamins, or minerals in the diet.

   Mangelkrankheit

   • Scurvy is a classic deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.
   • Rickets is a deficiency disease resulting from insufficient vitamin D.
   • Iron deficiency anemia is a common deficiency disease worldwide.