National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Vitamin Deficiency Disorder

Synonyms

Avitaminosis

Vitamin Deficiency Disorder

Vitamin Deficiency

Definitions

A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35772

ALT_DEFINITION

Low levels of one or more vitamins in the body.

code

C35772

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

Contributing_Source

FDA

NICHD

DEFINITION

A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency.

FULL_SYN

Avitaminosis

Vitamin Deficiency Disorder

Vitamin Deficiency

label

Vitamin Deficiency Disorder

Legacy Concept Name

Vitamin_Deficiency_Disorder

Preferred_Name

Vitamin Deficiency Disorder

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C35772

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C1510471

xRef

IMDRF:E1211

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157938

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