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nutrient deficiency

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[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

With its high pressure, darkness and nutrient deficiency, the deep sea is generally not a hospitable place.

From Science Daily Mar. 15, 2024

The public was encouraged to eat more vitamin-fortified, processed foods to prevent nutrient deficiency diseases like scurvy, which is caused by a severe vitamin C deficit, or rickets, caused by prolonged vitamin D deficiency.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2023

A new model pinpoints the locations where populations are more likely to suffer from nutrient deficiency.

From Scientific American Dec. 15, 2022

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 Frenzel, L. D.

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