Vitamin A Deficiency

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
VAD
Pronunciation
/ˈvaɪtəmən ə dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. If you have a vitamin A deficiency, you will develop nyctalopia or night blindness.
  2. Effect of Vitamin A Deficiency(VAD) on Liver Iron Metabolism and Its Mechanic Research
  3. To assess the relationship between the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among pregnant women and the effect of neonatal vitamin A supplementation on infant mortality.
  4. Vitamin A deficiency is a major nutritional problem worldwide, and threatens the survival and health of millions of children.
  5. Vitamin A deficiency is the most common cause of blindness in young children.

Other meanings of VAD

Voice Activity Detection Gov
Voice Activity Detector Computing
Ventricular Assist Device Medical
Ventricular Assist Devices Medical
Value Added Dealer Computing
Value Added Distribution Academic
Value Added Distributor Academic
Vertebral Artery Dissection Medical
Velocity Azimuth Display Academic
Ventricular Access Device Medical