deficiency : Idioms & Phrases
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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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
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noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
colour blindness; color vision deficiency; color blindness.
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colour vision deficiency
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noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
colour blindness; color vision deficiency; color blindness.
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deficiency disease
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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.
Webster 1913
iron deficiency anaemia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun mild mental retardation
moronity.
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mineral deficiency
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noun lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism
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vitamin-deficiency diet
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noun a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies
high-vitamin diet.
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zinc deficiency
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noun a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases