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Can be serious for vitamins A or D or K
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hypervitaminosis
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hypervitaminosis refers to a condition of abnormally high storage levels of vitamins , which can lead to toxic symptoms . The medical names of the different conditions are derived from the vitamin involved: an excess of vitamin A , for example, is called ...
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n. an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
Usage examples of hypervitaminosis.
The woman’s bones were deformed and covered in coarse growths, the result of an agonizing condition called hypervitaminosis A, which can come only from eating the liver of a carnivore.