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insufficiency

[ in-suh-fish-uhn-see ]

noun

plural insufficiencies
  1. deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy:

    insufficiency of supplies.

  2. an instance of this.
  3. inability of an organ or other part of the body to function normally:

    cardiac insufficiency.



insufficiency

/ ˌɪ²Ô²õəˈ´Úɪʃə²Ô²õɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledinsufficience the state of being insufficient
  2. pathol failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc

    cardiac insufficiency

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ôî€È´³Ü´Ú·´Ú¾±î€ƒc¾±±ð²Ô·³¦²â noun plural selfinsufficiencies
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of insufficiency1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word insufficientia. See insufficient, -ency
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Blood tests also showed he had "initial, mild, renal insufficiency" - a kidney problem - that is "currently under control", the statement said.

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Dowden had to pull out of this year's 20th anniversary series after suffering an "insufficiency stress fracture" on her shin two weeks ago.

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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".

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Apes are also threatened by the insufficiency of human efforts to protect them.

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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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