mineral deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofmineralanddeficiency

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mineral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
being or consisting of a mineral ...
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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 ofmineralanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Prevention ofmineraldeficiencyby soaking seed in nutrient solution.
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We must look at combatingmineraldeficiencyand using products such as evening primrose oil.
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The cattle that carry the disease will not show as positive reactors because of themineraldeficiency.
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But can we really believe in the concept ofmineraldeficiency?
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Medical and scientific advisers consider that the onlymineraldeficiencywhich is to be feared under war-time conditions is in respect to calcium.
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Possible causes include vitamin ormineraldeficiency, underlying physical or mental illness or stress.
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Longer term risks include the possibility of vitamin andmineraldeficiency, hernia and bowel obstruction.
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She often attributes some of the featured clients' health problems to a vitamin ormineraldeficiency.
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It is associated with a huge variety of underlying causes from drug induced states to pathogenic states induced by disease ormineraldeficiency.
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This may result in mineral deficiencies in humans and animals and lead to eutrophication of waterways.
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Only minor, negligible incidence of pests and no incidence of diseases or mineral deficiencies were detected during the subsequent evaluation periods.
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After the nematode attack in the establishment phase of the agronomic evaluation, the incidence of pests, diseases and mineral deficiencies was negligible and therefore excluded from the cluster analysis.
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Diseases which are entirely nutritionally based, that is protein or micro-nutrient vitamin and mineral deficiencies, are rare in the adult population.
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The work includes research into both human and animal dietetics, into the effect of mineral deficiencies in the soil, into animal and plant diseases and into maximum productivity of crops.
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In 1958, a report on 360 old people who attended the clinic revealed that one-third suffered from malnutrition, with protein, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and anaemia.
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An initial approach often involves screening for and, if necessary, treating any mineral deficiencies or other comorbid conditions.
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Therefore, many dialysis patients are at risk for vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
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The program seeks to reach 20 million beneficiaries by reducing vitamin and mineral deficiencies by 20-30 percent and stunting by 5-10 percent.
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Severe vitamin and mineral deficiencies require medical treatment and can be very difficult to treat with common over-the-counter multivitamins.
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Animals with mineral deficiencies due to poor diets will sometimes seek out poisonous plants.
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