limb deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsoflimbanddeficiency

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limb
noun[C]
uk
/lɪm/us
/lɪm/
an arm or leg of a person ...
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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 oflimbanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflimb deficiency

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Included were children between the ages of 3½ and 4½ with alimbdeficiencyat about the middle third of the forearm.
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She was born with a congenitallimbdeficiency.
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This is because patients with congenitallimbdeficiencycan sometimes, although rarely, experience phantom pains.
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Round, who has a congenitallimbdeficiency, is missing her left arm from just below the elbow.
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The categories are impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement,limbdeficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.
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All 60 persons with thalidomide-induced limb deficiencies rejected this prosthetic arm because the devices were too bulky for them.
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She has a congenitallimbdeficiency.
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Williams is missing the lower part of her left arm as the result of a congenitallimbdeficiency.
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They can have leg-length difference, limb deficiencies, or impairments that affect their arms and trunk.
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It also means that swimmers with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and limb deficiencies may compete against each other.
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Those subjected to thalidomide while in the womb experienced limb deficiencies in a way that the long limbs either were not developed or presented themselves as stumps.
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