deficiency : Idioms & Phrases


acquired immune deficiency syndrome

  • noun a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
    AIDS.
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color vision deficiency

  • noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
    colour blindness; color vision deficiency; color blindness.
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colour vision deficiency

  • noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
    colour blindness; color vision deficiency; color blindness.
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deficiency disease

  • noun any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
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Deficiency of a curve

  • (Geom.), the amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
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iron deficiency anaemia

  • noun a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
    iron deficiency anaemia.
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iron deficiency anemia

  • noun a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
    iron deficiency anaemia.
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lactase deficiency

  • noun congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
    milk intolerance; lactose intolerance.
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mass deficiency

  • noun the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
    mass defect.
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mental deficiency

  • noun mild mental retardation
    moronity.
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mineral deficiency

  • noun lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism
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vitamin-deficiency diet

  • noun a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies
    high-vitamin diet.
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zinc deficiency

  • noun a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
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