| deficiency |
any weakness or insufficiency of qi, blood, yin, yang or essence
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| deficiency |
if a person is deficient in a vitamin or mineral, it means that they are so lacking in that particular nutrient that they have developed clinical symptoms of deficiency.
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| deficiency a. |
nutritional a.
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| deficiency d. |
a condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency; the term includes all diseases—e.g., kwashiorkor, beriberi, scurvy, pellagra, calcium deficiency, etc.—caused by an insufficient supply of the essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals.
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| deficiency s. |
a symptom caused by a lack of something necessary for normal bodily functioning, such as an enzyme, vitamin, or hormone. See also deficiency.
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