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deficiency

[dih-fish-uhn-see] / dɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Kenny says she has had "many conversations" with athletes suffering with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

Deficiency of G-CSF also protected against retinopathy, suggesting wide-ranging protection.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

The "Deficiency Realm" human existence is a potent force.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2020

“It is miraculous,” said John Boyle, president of the Immune Deficiency Foundation, a national nonprofit group representing patients with immune disorders, many of whom receive immune globulin.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019

Deficiency of functional exercise is observed to produce disability, as when the muscles of a limb, for instance, are for a long time restrained from use.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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