Meanings
noundeficiency disease (countable and uncountable, plural deficiency diseases)
plural deficiency diseases
- countableuncountableMalnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.
Translations
Hungarian hiánybetegség
- hiánybetegségmalnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral
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APA
deficiency disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiency%20disease
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“deficiency disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiency%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deficiency disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiency%20disease.
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