Insufficiency

Word INSUFFICIENCY
Character 13
Hyphenation in suf fi cien cy
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Definitions and meanings of "Insufficiency"

What do we mean by insufficiency?

The quality or state of being insufficient, especially. noun

Inadequate supply. noun

Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally. noun

Moral or mental incompetence. noun

A failing; an inadequacy. noun

Lack of sufficiency; deficiency in amount, force, or fitness; inadequateness; incompetency: as, insufficiency of supplies; insufficiency of motive. noun

The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness noun

Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency. noun

The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy. noun

Lack of an adequate quantity or number noun

(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally noun

A lack of competence noun

The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Insufficiency

The word "insufficiency" in example sentences

Pancreatic insufficiency is one cause of fat malabsorption. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A feeling of insecurity or of insufficiency is a hard thing to deal with, I will say I forgive you now for anything evil you might post about Seattle. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Tricuspid insufficiency is usually an acquired defect, and not generally listed in textbooks as a congential cardiac anomaly in and of itself, but usually in conjunction with other cardiac anomalies. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The sense of his insufficiency was the more vexatious to Mowbray, as he was aware he would find sharp critics in the ladies, and particularly in his constant rival, Lady Penelope Penfeather. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some health care providers also use the term ovarian insufficiency to describe this condition. ❋ M.D. Vivian Pinn (2006)

Cervical insufficiency, which is what we call it when the cervix inexplicably shortens early in pregnancy, is a silent problem without symptoms rarely women report an increase in vaginal discharge. ❋ M.D. Adam Wolfberg (2012)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which is caused by cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatectomy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When a woman's ovaries fail to produce the normal amount of reproductive hormones, which sometimes stems from genetic factors or autoimmune disease, the woman has primary ovarian insufficiency, which is whati nduces the premature start of menopause. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His theory is that there is a condition, which he has dubbed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, that is the underlying cause of MS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The authors conclude that multiple sclerosis is strongly associated with cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, which is characterised by abnormal bloodflow and multiple venous narrowings (strictures) of unknown origin.

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