nicotinic acid deficiency

deficiency,

n a lack or defect.

deficiency, ac-globulin,

n See parahemophilia.

deficiency, dietary,

n an inadequate amount of food intake or an insufficiency of any of the food elements necessary for proper nutrition.

deficiency, mineral,

n a form of nutritional deficiency produced by the inadequate ingestion, absorption, use, and/or overexcretion of essential inorganic elements such as calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.

deficiency, nicotinic acid

(nik´tin´ik),
n a deficiency of nicotinic acid in the diet, resulting in acute erythematous stomatitis, papillary atrophy of the tongue, and ulcerative gingivitis.

deficiency, nutritional,

n See deficiency, dietary.

deficiency, plasma thromboplastic antecedent

(throm´bōplas´tik),
n See hemophilia C.

deficiency, protein,

n a malnutritive state produced by inadequate ingestion, absorption, use, or overexcretion of essential protein elements. Degenerative lesions produced in the periodontium include osteoporosis of the alveolar and supporting bone and disappearance of fibroblasts and connective tissue fibers of the periodontal membrane.

deficiency, PTA,

n See hemophilia C.

deficiency, salivary

(sal´var´ē),
n an insufficiency in the amount of saliva produced by the salivary glands. The lack of saliva production can result in dry mouth (xerostomia), caries, and infection of the oral cavity.

deficiency, vitamin A, gingival hyperplasia in,

n the hyperplastic and hyperkeratotic gingival changes occurring with decreased ingestion, diminished absorption, faulty use, or overexcretion of vitamin A. E.g., in diabetes mellitus, the liver often cannot effectively convert carotene to vitamin A.

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nicotinic acid deficiency

Pellagra, see there