severe deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereanddeficiency

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severe
adjective
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/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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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 ofsevereanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Severedeficiencyof either can result in death.
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That was aseveredeficiencyin his speech.
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The typical dose forseveredeficiencycan be up to 300 mg per day.
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Agranulocytosis implies a moreseveredeficiencythan granulocytopenia.
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Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has aseveredeficiencyof thyroid function, while even more have mild or partial degrees.
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Inseveredeficiency, hospital admission may be required for nutritional support and detailed advice from dietitians.
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There are severe deficiencies in such a procedure.
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Those are all signs of generally increased production, though there is a marked unbalance, with some severe deficiencies, particularly in the field of consumer goods.
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The basement, she told an interviewer later, had severe deficiencies.
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Severe deficiencies in either of these aspects of background knowledge can mean that a viewer finds a graphic utterly incomprehensible.
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In particular, the model provides a way of quantifying a spectrum of color abnormalities from the very mild anomalous variations to severe deficiencies, like protanopia and deuteranopia.
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Severe deficiencies cause cretinism, stillbirth and miscarriage.
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