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Preferred term

Riboflavin Deficiency  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Deficiencies, Riboflavin
  • Deficiency, Riboflavin
  • Riboflavin Deficiencies

Note

  • a vitamin B defic

Scope note

  • A dietary deficiency of riboflavin causing a syndrome chiefly marked by cheilitis, angular stomatitis, glossitis associated with a purplish red or magenta-colored tongue that may show fissures, corneal vascularization, dyssebacia, and anemia. (Dorland, 27th ed)

In other languages

  • riboflaviinin puutos

    Finnish

  • ariboflavinoosi
  • ariboflavinos
  • ariboflavinosis
  • B2-vitamiinin puute
  • B2-vitamiinin puutos
  • deficientia riboflavini
  • hyporiboflavinosis
  • riboflaviinin puute
  • riboflaviininpuute
  • riboflaviininpuutos
  • riboflaviinipuute
  • riboflaviinipuutos
  • riboflavinbrist
  • Riboflavinbrist

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012257

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