#avitaminoza
- Antiscorbutic — Preventing, combating, or curing scurvy; a biological factor or pharmaceutical preparation rich in vitamin C (ascorbic acid) that restores collagen synthesis in the body. The term applies to fresh foods (citrus fruits, rosehips, sea buckthorn) or supplements used historically and clinically to halt hemorrhagic manifestations and connective tissue degradation caused by vitamin deficiency.
- Avitaminosis — A serious pathological state caused by the total lack or profound and prolonged deficiency of one or more vitamins in the organism, stemming from an unbalanced diet, intestinal malabsorption, or metabolic disorders. This structural condition disrupts vital biochemical cellular functions, leading to the onset of specific well-defined diseases, such as scurvy, pellagra, rickets, or beriberi.