deficiency disease

• n. [医]营养缺乏症

英英释义

Noun:

1. any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The steady absence of one vitamin in an otherwise complete diet causes a deficiency disease.
   饮食不均衡造成的某种维生素持续缺乏会引起营养缺乏症。