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nutrient deficiency

American  
[noo-tree-uhnt-di-fish-uhn-see] / ˈnu tri ənt dɪˌfɪʃ ən si /

noun

  • nutrient deficiencies
    plural
  1. Nutrition. a lack or inadequate intake of one or more particular nutrients essential to health.


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Malnutrition or nutrient deficiency cases at both the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey fell between 2020/21 and 24/25.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

One of these relates to monitoring farmland to spot any nutrient deficiency, weed growth or pest infestations in real-time.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024

We must enact these food programs before the beta cells of millions more people stop producing adequate insulin because of nutrient deficiency.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutrient deficiency around the world.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023

An alternate explanation for the delay in tooth replacement is that the animals were suffering from malnutrition or nutrient deficiency.

From Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota by L. D. Frenzel

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