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Deficiency disease

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deficienciesnoun(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
immunodeficiencynounA depletion in the body's natural immune system, or in some component of it.
deficientLacking something essential; often construed with in.
endemic diseasenouna disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
skin diseasenouna disease affecting the skin
deficientlyIn a deficient manner.
immunodeficientexhibiting immunodeficiency
malabsorption syndromenouna pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
metabolic disorderA metabolic disorder is a disorder that negatively alters the body's processing and distribution of macronutrients, such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
malnutritionnounA lack of adequate nourishment.
defectivenessnounThe state or quality of being defective.
insufficiencynounThe lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
autoimmune diseaseAn autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms.
dystrophynounA wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
osteodystrophynoun(medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone
hypovitaminosisnoun(biology, medicine) vitamin deficiency: insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body. Specific forms are labeled with the vitamin identifier: hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis D, and so on, although those forms are more often called vitamin A deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and so on.
epidemic diseasenounany infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
hypophosphatemianoun(medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
neurological disorderNeurological disorders represent a complex array of medical conditions that fundamentally disrupt the functioning of the nervous system.
diseasesnoun(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

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