Deficiency

Word DEFICIENCY
Character 10
Hyphenation de fi cien cy
Pronunciations /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Definitions and meanings of "Deficiency"

What do we mean by deficiency?

The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy. noun

A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health. noun

The state of being deficient; a lack or failing; a falling short; incompleteness, as of intelligence, attainments, or performance. noun

That in which a person or thing is deficient; an imperfection. noun

Lack of the necessary quantity, number, etc.; inadequacy; insufficiency: as, a deficiency of troops; a deficiency of blood. noun

Absence; loss. noun

The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect. noun

The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree. noun

Inadequacy or incompleteness. noun

An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health. noun

Lack of an adequate quantity or number noun

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable noun

Inadequacy or incompleteness.

An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.

The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.

The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deficiency

The word "deficiency" in example sentences

It has been demonstrated that a blood protein deficiency is the cause of this inherited illness. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Protein deficiency is common in children (43% of children five years of age or less) resulting not only in a high mortality rate but irreversible mental retardation and restricted body development in survivors. ❋ Unknown (1974)

The best vitamin E form for preventing or reversing this deficiency is the liquid form: tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS), because the body absorbs it more readily. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Vitamin deficiency also causes gum disease and allows fingernails to become brittle or causes nail biting, further affecting growth. ❋ M.D. Robert Tornambe (2010)

Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: a hereditary disease that can cause hepatitis and liver failure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lear enters early in 4.6, after a prolonged deficiency from a theatre (at customarily about a same time in a dramatic transformation as Hamlet's lengthened deficiency after his depart for England). ❋ Admin (2009)

Although my asymmetric hearing deficiency is most likely a congenital problem — that was nevertheless almost undetectable until my early 20s — the doctor wants to do one more test to rule out a benign tumor. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

(This deficiency is not completely protective against drinking, however, particularly if there is social pressure and high exposure to alcohol, such as among college fraternity members.) * Some people with alcoholism may have an inherited dysfunction in the transmission of serotonin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Vitamin A deficiency is the biggest problem, and if they were able to have a balanced diet of vegetables and animal products, they wouldn't suffer from that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of spina bifida and other neural tube defects in newborns, and can be prevented by taking folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2009)

The five diseases studied by the CliC team are: Alagille Syndrome (AGS), Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (a-1AT), Bile acid synthesis and metabolism defects, Mitochondrial hepatopathies, and Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Despite worldwide incidence and a disparate impact on African-American communities, this peer-reviewed article cogently observed that "newborn screening for G6PD deficiency is not performed routinely in the United States." ❋ Randall Amster (2010)

The five diseases studied by the CLiC team are: Alagille Syndrome (AGS), Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (a-1AT), Bile acid synthesis and metabolism defects, Mitochondrial hepatopathies, and Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Quite likely the single biggest piece of good news about G6PD deficiency is that it is widely understood to confer protection against malaria, in particular the most deadly form of that disease. ❋ Randall Amster (2010)

Vitamin D – more evidence points to its importance in optimal muscle function and performance, and the rate of deficiency is very high at large ❋ Unknown (2010)

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