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• Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.From the entry abate
• Inherited deficiency of urocanase leads to elevated levels of urocanic acid in the urine.From the entry urocanase
• An antithiamine factor has antithiamine activity, and may cause thiamine deficiency if it is too prevalent.From the entry antithiamine
• His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.From the entry bodily
• Slight anisochromasia is normal due to the biconcave shape of erythrocytes, but if excessive, it may indicate iron deficiency.From the entry anisochromasia
• Forty-eight percent had at least one micronutritional deficiency, vitamin D being the most common (35%).2015 December 23, “Who is the Treatment-Seeking Young Adult with Severe Obesity: A Comprehensive Characterization with Emphasis on Mental…. From the entry micronutritional
• Herbs that tonify deficiencies strengthen or supplement the body's resistance against disease.2014, Stevenson Xutian, Shusheng Tai, Chun-Su Yuan, Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine, →ISBN, page 676. From the entry tonify
• In her own little way, Thérèse tried to remedy that community deficiency.2012, Brother Joseph Schmidt, Walking the Little Way of Therese of Lisieux. From the entry in one's own little way
• They were found to have vitamin C, calcium and iron deficiencies.2011 April 1, Annie Wei, “Microbloggers bring rural students a free lunch”, in Beijing Today, →OCLC, page 3, column 2. From the entry Xiji
• Hamelin’s technical command should not be taken to imply any deficiency in more songful or lyrical moments.2007 June 17, The New York Times, “While Lyrical Moments Abound, Tension Sometimes Simmers”, in New York Times. From the entry songful
• Guess what the top two deficiencies were: lack of market orientation; poor quality of execution.2007, David Richmond, The Software Entrepreneur’s Template, page 15. From the entry guess what
• Compulsive consumption of ice (or pagophagia), for example, is often associated with iron deficiency.2006 May 27, NewScientist, page 54, column 3. From the entry pagophagia
• As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.2006, Patrizia Ferretti, Andrew Copp, Cheryll Tickle, Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects, page 126. From the entry amelia
• Radiographic changes resembling B₁₂ deficiency in the cervical spinal cord have been described.2006 November, B. P. Goodman with B. W. Chong, A. C. Patel, G. P. Fletcher, and B. E. Smith, “Copper Deficiency Myeloneuropathy Resembling…. From the entry myeloneuropathy
• The present project cycle suffers from the deficiency of nonappraisal of the project by experts.2004, Reports on Investment Approval and FDI in India, page 41. From the entry nonappraisal
• Older people with poor dietary habits ("tea and toasters") may develop iron deficiency.2003, Robert K. Murray et al., Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 586. From the entry tea and toaster
• Patients with Crohn's disease can develop zinc deficiency and subsequent acrodermatitis enteropathica (Chapter 6).2001, Bruce R. Smoller, Thomas D. Horn, Dermatopathology in Systemic Disease, Oxford University Press, page 65. From the entry Crohn's disease
• We must work with determination to eliminate the deficiencies of sciences in China.1961 September 11 [1961 June 18], Su Pu-chʻing (苏步青), “DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS IN OUR ATTITUDE IN STUDYING”, in Kuang-ming Jih-pao, number…. From the entry Chu-mu-lang-ma
• Another obvious deficiency of the Nationalists is their lack of understanding of the importance of maintaining equipment.1953 February 9, Harold Lavine, “Chiang's Troops: They Are Rarin' to Fight Back”, in Newsweek, volume XLI, number 6, page 33. From the entry Pingtung
• That isn't fare dodging, that's a staff deficiency.2025 March 19, “Investment pays off in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 56. From the entry fare-dodging
• Like most pieces of agitprop, the Lucas and Sargent paper vastly overstated the deficiencies of the old order.2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, “Introduction: Is Macroeconomics Useful?”, in A Practical Guide to Microeconomics, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire…. From the entry choleric
• The newborn examination confirms the diagnosis of amelia and distinguishes it from other limb deficiencies (e.g. terminal transverse defects) and sirenomelia.2020, Birth Defects Surveillance: A Manual for Programme Managers, 2nd edition, World Health Organization, page 119. From the entry amelia
• He c-cannot be blamed for any mental deficiency."2018, Carolyn Miller, Winning Miss Winthrop. From the entry moonling
• The variety and quality are important to motivate consistent caloric intake and prevent nutritional deficiency and weight loss.2016 October 5, Evidence Report: Risk of Performance Decrement and Crew Illness Due to an Inadequate Food System, National Aeronautics and…. From the entry menu fatigue
• Deficiency of monographs on rhizology, with comparative anatomical studies of roots, similar to those of other plant organs.2011, Stefano Mancuso, Measuring Roots: An Updated Approach. From the entry rhizology
• Dysthyroidism, whether in excess or deficiency, has clinical manifestations within different portions of the digestive tract and viscera.2009, R Daher, T Yazbeck, JB Jaoude, B Abboud, “Consequences of dysthyroidism on the digestive tract and viscera”, in World J…. From the entry dysthyroidism
• The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of inherited disorders caused by specific enzyme deficiencies in the degradation of the glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides).2008, Reuben Matalon, Kimberlee Michals Matalon, Gita Bhatia, “Chapter 22: The Mucopolysaccharidoses and the Mucolipidoses”, in Roger N.…. From the entry glycosaminoglycan
• Copper deficiency has been associated with a clinical syndrome, myeloneuropathy.2006 November, B. P. Goodman with B. W. Chong, A. C. Patel, G. P. Fletcher, and B. E. Smith, “Copper Deficiency Myeloneuropathy Resembling…. From the entry myeloneuropathy
• These divine qualities migrated to Mary because of deficiencies in the theology of God, in Christology and in pneumatology.2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21. From the entry cover-up
• Dementiae can arise from such things as depression, drug reactions and nutritional deficiencies as well as from brain disease.1998 November, Judy Dothard Simmons, “Alzheimer’s Disease News Mixed: Prevention, cure still elusive but treatment picture improves”, in…. From the entry dementiae
• "One case had to undergo re-operation because of severe subscapularis deficiency after repair of a complete, inveterated tear.1996, C. Gerber et al., “Latissimus dorsi transfer for the treatment of irreparable tears of the rotator cuff”, in The Cuff, →ISBN, page 366. From the entry inveterated
• O₂ deficiency is the main sclerogenous noxae that triggers the nonspecific mesenchyme reaction discovered and described by Hauss.1995, William J. Rea, Chemical Sensitivity: Clinical Manifestation - Volume 3, page 1333. From the entry sclerogenous
• Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology”, in The American Journal of…. From the entry lexicon
• There have been no reports of the production of cobalt deficiency in nonruminating animals, all of which require dietary vitamin B₁₂.1968, Abraham White, Philip Handler, Emil L. Smith, Principles of biochemistry. From the entry nonruminating
• In premenstrual tension, especially with dysmenorrhea, the problem is often one of relative hyperestrinism, yet actual estrin deficiency.1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland…. From the entry hyperestrinism
• However, one region bucking this trend by combatting the current deficiencies in skills development while simultaneously addressing sector demand is the West Midlands.2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62. From the entry buck the trend
• Lost appetites could result in astronauts not eating enough food, which may lead to body mass loss, nutritional deficiencies, and other health issues.2021 May 5, Nathan Cranford, Jennifer L. Turner, “How Does Spaceflight Change Food Appeal?”, in Roundup, Johnson Space Center, NASA…. From the entry menu fatigue
• The woody plants growing in Sharyngol undergo the most significant imbalance in the provision of enzyme synthesis because of Zn excess and Cu deficiency.2016, Natalia E. Kosheleva, Ivan V. Timofeev, Nikolay S. Kasimov, Tatiana M. Kisselyova, Alexy V. Alekseenko, Olga I. Sorokina, “Trace…. From the entry Sharyngol

Meaning of deficiency

1. noun Inadequacy or incompleteness.
2. noun An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
3. noun The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.

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How do you use deficiency in a sentence?

Deficiency is used as a noun. For example: “Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.”

What is a short sentence with deficiency?

“He c-cannot be blamed for any mental deficiency."”

What does deficiency mean?

Deficiency means inadequacy or incompleteness.