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insufficiency
[ in-suh-fish-uhn-see ]
noun
- deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy:
insufficiency of supplies.
- an instance of this.
- inability of an organ or other part of the body to function normally:
cardiac insufficiency.
insufficiency
/ ˌɪ²Ô²õəˈ´Úɪʃə²Ô²õɪ /
noun
- Also calledinsufficience the state of being insufficient
- pathol failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc
cardiac insufficiency
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ôî€È´³Ü´Ú·´Ú¾±î€ƒc¾±±ð²Ô·³¦²â noun plural selfinsufficiencies
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of insufficiency1
Example Sentences
Blood tests also showed he had "initial, mild, renal insufficiency" - a kidney problem - that is "currently under control", the statement said.
Dowden had to pull out of this year's 20th anniversary series after suffering an "insufficiency stress fracture" on her shin two weeks ago.
On Wednesday, she told Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two that she has a "insufficiency stress fracture, if I've said that right, on my shin".
Apes are also threatened by the insufficiency of human efforts to protect them.
The researchers discovered that vitamin B12 insufficiency during reprogramming or tissue repair resulted in significant epigenetic changes, leading to errors in the function of multiple genes.
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