Meaning Of The Word Deficiency disease
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Deficiency disease Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Deficiency disease?
deficiency disease in American English
a disease, as rickets or pellagra, caused by a dietary lack of vitamins, minerals, etc. or by an inability to metabolize them noun: any illness associated with an insufficient supply of one or more essential dietary constituents deficiency disease in British English noun: any condition, such as pellagra, beriberi, or scurvy, produced by a lack of vitamins or other essential substances |
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