hypervitaminosis

[ hahy-per-vahy-tuh-muh-noh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.

Origin of hypervitaminosis

1
First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + vitamin + -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for hypervitaminosis

hypervitaminosis

/ (ˌhaɪpəˌvɪtəmɪˈnəʊsɪs, -ˌvaɪ-) /


noun
  1. pathol the condition resulting from the chronic excessive intake of vitamins

Origin of hypervitaminosis

1
C20: from hyper- + vitamin + -osis

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