deficiency

noun

1. 缺乏；缺少；不足
   the state of not having, or not having enough of, sth that is essential
   1. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
      饮食中缺乏维生素可能导致疾病。
   2. a deficiency of Vitamin B
      缺乏维生素B
2. 缺点；缺陷
   a fault or a weakness in sth/sb that makes it or them less successful
   1. deficiencies in the computer system
      计算机系统的种种缺陷

1. N-VAR （尤指身体所需物质的）缺乏，缺少，不足
   Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
   1. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency...
      他们给他验了血，以检查是否有维生素缺乏的迹象。
   2. There are serious deficiencies in the numbers of suitable aircraft.
      符合要求的飞机数量严重不足。
2. N-VAR 缺点;缺陷;瑕疵
   A deficiency that someone or something has is a weakness or imperfection in them.
   1. ...a serious deficiency in our air defence.
      我们在空防上的严重缺陷

1. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
   这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
2. Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.
   红细胞生成不足是由缺铁引起的。
3. Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins
   眼球晶状体的混浊可由缺乏某些维生素造成。
4. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
   AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
5. When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another
   多种蔬果类食物一起吃的话，一种食物所缺乏的营养会由另一种富含该营养的食物予以补足。
6. Many other unexplained nonparasitic disease of different plant species were shown to result from born deficiency.
   许多植物的其它不能解释的非寄生性病害均表明为缺硼所致。
7. But poor oversight is a management and governance deficiency.
   但监督不力源于管理和治理欠缺。
8. Other studies have linked B12 deficiency with pernicious anemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders.
   其它研究已经把维生素B12缺乏与恶性贫血，心血管疾病，癌症和神经再生紊乱联系起来了。
9. This is the reaction of calcium deficiency.
   这是缺钙的反应。
10. Congenital factors were weakness of spleen and stomach, kidney-Yang deficiency.
    先天因素包括素体脾胃虚弱、肾阳虚衰；
11. Even if iodine deficiency may be more severe in developing countries, it equally affects developed and developing countries.
    即使碘缺乏症可能在发展中国家更为严重，但是它同样影响发达国家和发展中国家。
12. Such anemias can be due to folate or to B12 deficiency.
    这种贫血与叶酸或维生素B12缺乏有关。
13. This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?
    这是缺钙的一些表现吗？
14. Application of CH and CHr in Diagnosing Iron Deficiency Anaemia
    CH和CHr对缺铁性贫血临床诊断的应用研究
15. The first one is the deficiency of practical vocational skills and academic knowledge.
    第一个是实际的职业技能和学术知识的不足。
16. Vitamin B1 deficiency may cause depression, confusion, digestion disturbances, lack of appetite, and muscle weakness.
    维生素B1的缺乏可能引起沮丧，思维混乱，干扰消化，缺乏食欲和肌肉酸疼。
17. Iodine deficiency causes brain damage and iron deficiency is responsible for anaemia in two billion people worldwide.
    缺碘导致大脑损伤，而缺铁导致了全世界20亿人的贫血。
18. Alopecia may also occur in syphilis, thyroid disease, and iron deficiency.
    梅毒、甲状腺疾病和铁缺乏症也可引起脱发。
19. The targets for the current stage of eliminating the disease caused by iodine deficiency have been achieved.
    基本实现了消除碘缺乏病的阶段目标。
20. Is the concept of "vertebrobasilar artery blood supply deficiency" out of date?
    “椎-基底动脉供血不足”的概念过时了吗？
21. NOTE: Anaemia is not always caused by iron deficiency-lead poisoning and thalassaemia can also produce anaemia.
    注意：贫血并不总是由缺铁引起，铅中毒和地中海贫血症也会导致贫血。
22. The main activities include routine epidemiological surveillance, nutritional surveillance and control of micronutrient deficiency in some regions.
    主要活动包括在一些地区实施例行流行病学监测、营养监测和微量营养素缺乏控制。
23. In addition, iodine deficiency in children is responsible for disorders in physical and cognitive development, and hypothyroidism.
    此外，儿童碘缺乏症造成身体和认知发育障碍以及甲状腺机能减退。
24. In order to overcome this deficiency, the concept of activity or effective concentration was advanced.
    为了克服这一缺点，提出了活度或有效浓度的概念。
25. Vitamin D helps with calcium absorption, and patients with a deficiency can have difficulty producing new bone.
    维生素D帮助与钙的吸收，患者会有困难的缺陷产生新骨。
26. Conclusion Reinforcing kidney can acquire therapeutic effect of metabolic syndrome TCM syndrome of phlegm-blood stasis due to kidney deficiency.
    结论从肾立论治疗代谢综合征痰瘀证可以获得较好的症状、证候和指标疗效。
27. BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in humans.
    背景：维生素D缺乏可能参与人类动脉粥样硬化和冠心病的发生发展。
28. Finally, the thesis summarized the research work, pointed out the study deficiency and the improving direction, and explained the harvest in the design.
    最后对设计研究工作进行了总结，指出了研究上的不足及改进方向，说明了在本次设计中的收获。
29. Kidney deficiency low back pain, women are the most common low back pain.
    肾虚腰痛，是女性中最常见的腰痛。
30. Both insulin resistance and insulin deficiency increase platelet reactivity.
    两者的胰岛素抵抗和胰岛素缺陷提高了血小板活性。

noun

1. lack of an adequate quantity or number
   1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits

   Synonym:    insufficiencyinadequacy

2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   1. there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
   2. water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
   3. for want of a nail the shoe was lost

   Synonym:    lackwant