Hypovitaminosis and Malnutrition

Hypovitaminosis noun - Any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins.

Malnutrition and hypovitaminosis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malnutrition" instead a noun "Hypovitaminosis".

Malnutrition noun - A state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods.

Hypovitaminosis and malnutrition are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Hypovitaminosis" with "Malnutrition", this nouns are similar.