deficiency
[de-fish´en-se] a lack or shortage; a condition characterized by the presence of less than the normal or necessary supply or competence.
deficiency disease a condition due to dietary or metabolic deficiency, including all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients.
iron deficiency deficiency of iron in the system, as from blood loss, low dietary iron, or a disease condition that inhibits iron uptake. See
iron and
iron deficiency anemia.
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de·fi·cien·cy
(dĕ-fish'en-sē), An insufficient quantity of some substance (as in dietary deficiency or hemoglobin deficiency in marrow aplasia), organization (as in mental deficiency), activity (as in enzyme deficiency or reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood), etc., of which the amount present is of normal quality.
See also:
deficiency disease.
[L. deficio, to fail, fr. facio, to do]
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deficiency
Genetics Loss of a segment of a chromosome. See Chromosome Lab medicine An inadequacy in procedure, record-keeping, policy, or implementation thereof, that has been identified by a regulatory agency Medtalk Any absolute or relative lack of an exogenous or endogenous substance in the body. See Aldolase A deficiency, Alpha2-antiplasmin deficiency, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Androgen deficiency, Apolipoprotein C-II deficiency, Apolipoprotein E deficiency, Arginase deficiency, Arginine deficiency, Biotin deficiency, Calcium deficiency, Carnitine deficiency, Carnosinase deficiency, Chromium deficiency, Condition level deficiency, Congenital antithrombin III deficiency, δ-sarcoglycan deficiency, Diphosphoglycerate mutase deficiency, Eosinophil peroxidase deficiency, Factor V deficiency, Factor VII deficiency, Factor X deficiency, Glucocerebrosidase deficiency, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Gonadotropin deficiency, Hageman factor deficiency, HDPRT deficiency, Hexokinase deficiency, Hexose phosphate isomerase deficiency, HMG-CoA synthase deficiency, Immunodeficiency, Immunoglobulin A deficiency, Immunoglobulin M deficiency, Iodine deficiency, Iron deficiency, Lactase deficiency, L-CHAD deficiency, Late-onset immune deficiency, LFA-1 deficiency, Lipoprotein lipase deficiency, Lysyl-protocollagen hydroxylase deficiency, Magnesium deficiency, Manganese deficiency, Medium chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, Methemoglobin reductase deficiency. 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase–MTHFR deficiency, MHC class II deficiency, Myeloperoxidase deficiency, Neuraminidase deficiency with beta-galactosidase deficiency, Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiency, Protein deficiency, Protein C deficiency, Protein S deficiency, Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency, Secondary deficiency, Selenium deficiency, Severe combined immune deficiency, Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, Testosterone 17 β-dehydrogenase (NADP+) deficiency, Triosephosphate isomerase deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency, Vitamin C deficiency, Vitamin D deficiency, Vitamin E deficiency, Vitamin K deficiency, Zinc deficiency.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
de·fi·cien·cy
(dĕ-fish'ĕn-sē) An insufficient quantity of some substance (as in dietary deficiency, hemoglobin deficiency (as in marrow aplasia), organization (as in mental deficiency), activity (as in enzyme deficiency or reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood), or other process or component of which the amount present is of decreased quantity.
See also:
deficiency disease[L. deficio, to fail, fr. facio, to do]
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deficiency
a shortage of some quality or element necessary for health.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Deficiency
A shortage of something necessary for health.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
de·fi·cien·cy
(dĕ-fish'ĕn-sē) An insufficient quantity of some substance, or organizational activity of which the amount present is of normal quality.
[L. deficio, to fail, fr. facio, to do]
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Patient discussion about deficiency
Q. haemoglobin deficiency Haemoglobin deficiency - 6.3
rbc count less than normal range.
platelets are 157000
A. what you describe here is pretty harsh numbers. very very low hemoglobin, low platelets level...have you checked for white blood cells? i recommend seeing a Dr. ASAP. with these numbers there is a good chance that you'll bleed from places that are not supposed to bleed.
Q. Recently I came to know after a test that I am vitamin D deficient so how much vitamin D should I take? I am 26 yrs old and I have fibromyalgia. Recently I came to know after a test that I am vitamin D deficient so how much vitamin D should I take?
A. what is a normal level of vitamin d for a 65 yr old woman?
Q. what can be done for spontaneous hypothermia? is there a deficiency of hormones or anything that can be taken
A. hypothermia can be caused by al sort of things. Some bacterial infections, poisoning, aciduria , hypothyroidism and more. Is this the only symptom? I’m sure there are some others. But I think this could be a good idea to check up with a Dr.
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