insufficiency

  • 11insufficiency — insufficient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not enough. DERIVATIVES insufficiency noun insufficiently adverb …

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  • 12insufficiency — n. 1 the condition of being insufficient. 2 Med. the inability of an organ to perform its normal function (renal insufficiency). Etymology: ME f. LL insufficientia (as INSUFFICIENT) …

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  • 13insufficiency as a matter of law — index nonsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14insufficiency of funds — index failure (bankruptcy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15insufficiency of service — index emergency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16Insufficiency, pancreatic — Not enough of the digestive enzymes that are normally secreted by the pancreas into the intestine. Pancreatic insufficiency is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis. The pancreas is a spongy, tube shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the… …

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  • 17insufficiency of the valves — valvular insufficiency 1. dysfunction of one of the cardiac valves, with incomplete valve closure resulting in valvular regurgitation; see aortic i., mitral i., pulmonary i., and tricuspid i. 2. venous i …

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  • 18insufficiency — Synonyms and related words: arrear, arrearage, arrears, asymmetry, baseness, contrariety, daintiness, decline, defalcation, default, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, delicacy, delinquency, difference, diminutiveness, disability, disablement,… …

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  • 19insufficiency — in|suf|fi|cien|cy [ ,ınsə fıʃnsi ] noun uncount 1. ) FORMAL a situation in which there is not enough of something 2. ) MEDICAL a medical condition in which an organ in the body does not work as it should …

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  • 20insufficiency — in·suf·fi·cien·cy || ‚ɪnsÉ™ fɪʃnsɪ n. shortage, lack, insufficient amount, inadequacy; failure of an organ to function properly (Medicine) …

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