deficiency
91deficiency — de·fi·cien·cy …
92deficiency — deletion …
93deficiency — [dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi] noun [C/U] a lack of something, or a fault in someone or something …
94deficiency — de•fi•cien•cy [[t]dɪˈfɪʃ ən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the state of being deficient; lack; insufficiency 2) the amount or quality lacked • Etymology: 1625–35; < LL dēficientia …
95deficiency — /dəˈfɪʃənsi/ (say duh fishuhnsee) noun (plural deficiencies) 1. the state or fact of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency. 2. the amount lacked; a deficit …
96deficiency — Lack of adequate supply of nutritional, enzymatic, or environmental requirements, so that development, growth or physiological functions are affected …
97deficiency — A characteristic term under tax laws for an additional amount owing by a taxpayer. The amount by which the federal estate tax imposed exceeds the amount shown as the tax by the executor upon his return. United States v Kelley (DC Cal) 24 F2d 234 …
98deficiency — In medicine, a shortage of a substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) needed by the body …
99Hex-A deficiency — Deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A, the cause of Tay Sachs disease. Hex A deficiency results in failure to process a lipid (a fat) which accumulates and is deposited in the brain and other tissues, to their detriment. The lipid that is… …
100iron deficiency — deficiency of iron in the system, usually caused by blood loss, low dietary levels of iron, or a disease condition that inhibits iron uptake. Three stages of severity are distinguished: iron depletion, latent iron deficiency, and iron deficiency… …