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Oklahoma Certified Medication Aide Practice Test

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If a person has a deficiency due to a diet lacking vitamins, what condition is described?
Correct Answer:
Hypovitaminosis
Explanation:
A deficiency of vitamins due to a poor diet is described as hypovitaminosis. This term means having below-normal levels of vitamins in the body because intake or absorption is insufficient. It’s a deficiency state, not the regulatory process of keeping body conditions steady (homeostasis), and not the vitamins themselves or the act of identifying diseases (diagnostics). So the best-fit description for a diet lacking vitamins is hypovitaminosis, with language tying it to low vitamin levels and potential deficiency symptoms.

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