deficiency disease

de·fi·cien·cydisease

uncommon

noun

1.

any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

Synonyms

deficiency disease

Related words

Broader terms

disease

Narrower terms

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Grammar

noun
singular	deficiency disease
plural	deficiency diseases

Nearby words

defiantly defibrillate defibrillation defibrillator deficiency deficient deficit deficit spending defilade defile

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