pseudodeficiency

noun

An apparent deficiency

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nounpseudodeficiency (countable and uncountable, plural pseudodeficiencies)

plural pseudodeficiencies

  1. countableuncountableAn apparent deficiency
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    Exclusion of other rare demyelinating disorders (with coincidental ARSA pseudodeficiency carriage) is typically achieved by the demonstration of hyper-excretion of accumulating substrate (urine sulfatide assessment), pathognomonic histopathology on nervous tissue biopsy, or/and presence of causative ARSA mutations on molecular analysis.

    2015 August 7, Alexander A. Boucher et al., “Long-term outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for metachromatic leukodystrophy: the largest single-institution cohort report”, in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, volume 10, →DOI

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APA

pseudodeficiency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodeficiency

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“pseudodeficiency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodeficiency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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