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phenomena > biological phenomena > diseases > deficiency diseases

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Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

Notation: 2154

deficiency diseases  

Definition

  • Information A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories.

    Created: 2/6/25

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2154

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