deficiency disease

English Thesaurus

1. any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	disease,
definition	:	an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state)

hyponym	:	malnutrition,
definition	:	a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods (noun.state)

hyponym	:	zinc deficiency,
definition	:	a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases (noun.state)