| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| maidism | a chronic disease due to a vitamin deficiency |
| maidisms | MAIDISM, a chronic disease due to a vitamin deficiency |
| rickets | a deficiency disease that affects the young during the period of skeletal growth, is characterized especially by soft and deformed bones, and is caused by failure to assimilate and use calcium and phosphorus normally due to inadequate sunlight or vitamin D |
| rachitic | pertaining to rachitis (a disease resulting from a vitamin D deficiency, also RICKETS) |
| nicotinamide | a member of the vitamin B complex, deficiency of which can lead to the development of the disease pellagra |
| nicotinamides | NICOTINAMIDE, a member of the vitamin B complex, deficiency of which can lead to the development of the disease pellagra |
