provitamin
(prō-vī′tă-mĭn)
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[L. pro, before, + vita, life, + amine]
An inactive substance that can be transformed in the body to a corresponding active vitamin and thus function as a vitamin.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Provitamin." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753429/all/provitamin.
Provitamin. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753429/all/provitamin. Accessed December 13, 2024.
Provitamin. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753429/all/provitamin
Provitamin [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 13]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753429/all/provitamin.
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