| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| beriberi | disease caused by lack of vitamin B1 |
| beriberi | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B |
| beriberis | BERIBERI, a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B |
| BERIBERI | Disease caused by vitamin lack. |
| scurvy | A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century |
| 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 |
