deficiency
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4.5
- noun
- /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
:
deficiencia
- How do you fix magnesium deficiency or suboptimal levels?
- iron deficiency
- vitamin deficiency
- immune deficiency
Well, immune is your immune system, and deficiency means it's weak, it's deficient.
- Well, immune is your immune system, and deficiency means it's weak, it's deficient.
- It's going to be about you facing your own sense of deficiency publicly.
- You don't have to worry about deficiencies when you're eating a proper human diet.
- And so the most important treatment for hormone deficiency is having hormones back.
- A no limit person is never operating from deficiency or from lack in their life.
- Another sign of protein deficiency is weird hunger or cravings.
- The root cause may be vitamin D deficiency, OK.
- The other thing which is a form of stress is nutrient deficiencies.
- It turns out it's a magnesium deficiency.
- Habits and nutrient deficiencies, both of which are fixable.
- So, so this is where the real deficiency lies with the blood tests.
Examples
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I have a calcium deficiency.
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Her viewpoint is likely representative of her own discomfort and deficiency in teaching dance, which needs to be rectified.
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The root cause may be vitamin D deficiency, OK.
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Chronic nutrient deficiency leads to chronic weight problems.
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Crucially for farmers, nitrogen deficiency means smaller yields.
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Only girls with non-anemic iron deficiency were eligible for enrollment in the trial.
Academic text (1999) -
Many studies of the systemic effects of iron deficiency have focused on individuals with iron-deficiency anemia.
Academic text (1999) -
Habits and nutrient deficiencies, both of which are fixable.
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He has a vitamin deficiency, he needs niacin and B12.
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Many people suffer from vitamin D deficiency during the winter months.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not having something you need or want
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4.3
An amount by which money or resources are less than needed
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2.7
Not having enough of something people need, like food or water
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6.2
Not having basic things you need, like food, shelter, or sleep
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5.5
A smaller amount than people need or expect
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5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
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4.4
A situation where there is not enough of something people need
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4.3
A lack of the things needed to live
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8.5
A lack of things people need, like food or water
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8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
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6.5
A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job
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7.2
A small amount of something that people need
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5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A serious disease that weakens the immune system and spreads mainly through sex, blood, or dirty needles
- Specialized
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3.8
A lack of important nutrients from food, like iron or calcium, that the body needs to work well
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3.2
A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- Specialized
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4.4
A lack of zinc in the body causes slow growth, weak immune system, and skin problems
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4.1
A disease that happens when you do not have enough vitamins or minerals in your diet
- Specialized
A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green
- Specialized
A condition where the body cannot digest the sugar in milk and dairy
- Specialized
Amount of mass missing when protons and neutrons join and release energy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
deficiency = deficient (semi-transparent) = deficien + cy
The suffix '-cy' forms nouns from adjectives, but the connection between 'deficient' and 'deficiency' may not be fully transparent to all learners due to the spelling change.
Etymology
Deficiency comes from an old Latin word deficere meaning 'to fail' or 'be lacking', and it is the same root as deficit. So a deficiency is something that is missing or not enough, like a lack of vitamins or money.