Collocations withdeficiency
These are words often used in combination withdeficiency.
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dietary deficiency
More recent work indicates that in kwashiorkor there is a failure to adapt to the dietary deficiency and that this is often precipitated by infection.
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glaring deficiency
However, the book had one glaring deficiency.
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hormone deficiency
Should growth hormone deficiency in older people be treated?
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immune deficiency
Disseminated histoplasmosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome : clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment, and review of the literature.
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iodine deficiency
It should be noted that salt iodization is not the only intervention for iodine deficiency.
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iron deficiency
The anaemia which we have shown to be in existence in this area, is probably due to iron deficiency of dietary origin.
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iron deficiency anaemia
Ten films showed evidence of iron deficiency anaemia.
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limb deficiency
Included were children between the ages of 3½ and 4½ with a limb deficiency at about the middle third of the forearm.
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magnesium deficiency
Also, substantial numbers of the beef herd have already died from magnesium deficiency.
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major deficiency
As drafted, clause 1(2) contains a major deficiency, which raises a serious issue.
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mineral deficiency
Prevention of mineral deficiency by soaking seed in nutrient solution.
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nutritional deficiency
The data did not reveal any major diseases associated with nutritional deficiency, but did point to signs of chronic under-nutrition.
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obvious deficiency
There was one obvious deficiency about the proposal, apart from the hardship aspect.
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potassium deficiency
Leaf photosynthesis and carbon isotope discrimination of cotton in response to potassium deficiency.
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serious deficiency
This is a serious deficiency since, basically, the coagulation cascade is a series of enzymatic reactions that are amplified and accelerated at each step.
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severe deficiency
Severe deficiency of either can result in death.
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significant deficiency
The effective shortfall is 39,000 hectares—a significant deficiency.
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structural deficiency
I offer five suggestions as to how this structural deficiency in engineering curricula can be corrected.
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technical deficiency
There is a technical deficiency in the amendment.
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thiamine deficiency
It was considered that the predominant etiological factor for acute delirium was thiamine deficiency.
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vitamin deficiency
The aetiology is unknown but suggested causes are bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, vitamin deficiency or food toxins.
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zinc deficiency
Congenital malformations resulting from zinc deficiency in rats.
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