ariboflavinosis

noun ari·bo·fla·vin·osis \ˌā-ˌrī-bə-ˌflā-və-ˈnō-səs\

Definition of ARIBOFLAVINOSIS

: a deficiency disease due to inadequate intake of riboflavin and characterized by sores on the mouth

New Latin

First Known Use: 1939

Medical Dictionary

noun ari·bo·fla·vin·osis \ˌā-ˌrī-bə-ˌflā-və-ˈnō-səs\

plural ari·bo·fla·vin·oses \-ˌsēz\

: a deficiency disease due to inadequate intake of riboflavin and characterized by sores on the mouth—called also hyporiboflavinosis

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