iodine deficiency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofiodineanddeficiency
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iodine
noun[U]
uk/ˈaɪ.ə.diːn/us/ˈaɪ.ə.diːn/
a chemical element that is found in small amounts in sea water and used to ...
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deficiency
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that ...
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(Definition ofiodineanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofiodine deficiency
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It should be noted that salt iodization is not the only intervention foriodinedeficiency.
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Effect of intestinal parasite treatment on the efficacy of oral iodized oil for correctingiodinedeficiencyin schoolchildren.
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Neurological damage to the fetus resulting from severeiodinedeficiencyduring pregnancy.
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The problem ofiodinedeficiency, for example, is manageable in terms of cost and understanding.
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When diseases are caused by environmental influences, such asiodinedeficiencyor lead poisoning, their resultant symptoms are unequivocally agreed to be acquired characteristics.
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Other nutritional deficiencies, which includeiodinedeficiencyand iron deficiency anemia, result in another 84,000 deaths.
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Other prevalent diseases were rickets, which she treated very successfully with doses of cod liver oil, and goiter due toiodinedeficiency.
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Iodinedeficiencyis the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism and endemic goiter worldwide.
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Used to preventiodinedeficiency, this salt is one of the major uses of the element iodine.
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Iodinedeficiencyis the most common preventable cause of brain damage worldwide.
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Dietaryiodinedeficiencymay also play a role.
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Iodinedeficiencyleads to ailments like goitre, brain damage and cretinism and is a problem in at least 130 different countries.
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For instance, 30% of the world's population either has, or is at risk for developing,iodinedeficiency.
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Iodinedeficiencyaffects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual disabilities.
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Some researchers have found an epidemiologic correlation betweeniodinedeficiency, iodine-deficient goitre and gastric cancer.
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It should not be confused withiodinedeficiency, or with other forms of congenital hypothyroidism where the thyroid is present but not functioning correctly.
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The degree ofiodinedeficiencywas milder and manifested primarily as thyroid enlargement rather than severe mental and physical impairment.
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Among these, the most common disease is 35,000 children suffering with mentally impaired disabilities due toiodinedeficiency.
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