insufficiency
Americannoun
plural
insufficiencies-
deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy.
insufficiency of supplies.
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an instance of this.
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inability of an organ or other part of the body to function normally.
cardiac insufficiency.
noun
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Also called: insufficience. the state of being insufficient
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pathol failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc
cardiac insufficiency
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Etymology
Origin of insufficiency
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word insufficientia. See insufficient, -ency
Vocabulary lists containing insufficiency
Example Sentences
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It is the only organisation in the UK dedicated to providing information and support to young women diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, also known as premature menopause.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024
Let Fate or Insufficiency provide Mean ends for men who what they are would be: Penned in their narrow day no change they see Save one which strikes the blow to brutes and pride.
From Poems — Volume 2 by Meredith, George
Insufficiency of a valve allows the return of the blood through the valve during the dilation of a chamber, thus increasing the amount of blood entering the chamber beyond the normal.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Insufficiency of iron in the blood is evidenced, apart from lack of spirit, by paleness of face and blue lips; insufficient sodium by glandular tumors and abnormal cartilaginous growths.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
Our first imperfect notion of things as isolated from each other, or connected only by co-existence and succession, is a mere Insufficiency of the individual. imagination of things.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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