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deficiency disease

deficiency disease noun: malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.

Noun

deficiency disease (countable and uncountable, plural deficiency diseases)

  1. Malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.

deficiency disease meaning in Tamil

deficiency disease in Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை நோய், குறைநோய், குறைபாட்டுநோய், ஊட்டமின்மை நோய், குறைவுநோய், குழந்தைக் கணை

Forms of deficiency disease

pluraldeficiency diseases

Questions about deficiency disease

What does deficiency disease mean?
Deficiency disease means malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.
What is deficiency disease in Tamil?
Deficiency disease in Tamil is பற்றாக்குறை நோய், குறைநோய், குறைபாட்டுநோய். See Deficiency disease meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deficiency disease?
Deficiency disease is a noun.
What is the plural of deficiency disease?
The plural of deficiency disease is deficiency diseases.

Words near deficiency disease in the dictionary

  1. defibulations
  2. deficience
  3. deficiences
  4. deficiencies
  5. deficiency
  6. deficiency disease
  7. deficiency diseases
  8. deficiency letter
  9. deficient
  10. deficient number
  11. deficient numbers

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