Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body.

Annotation

deficiency = AVITAMINOSIS but prefer specific precoordinated vitamin deficiency terms (avitaminosis A = VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, etc.); /ther use: coordinate with disease term with either /drug ther or /diet ther depending on whether the vitamin is discussed as a drug or a dietary supplement

DUI

D014815 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0022811