Word Type

Noun

The word "deficiency" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

excess sufficiency

Derived Terms

ARSA deficiency acquired immune deficiency syndrome arylsulfatase A deficiency bideficiency boron deficiency curve deficiency deficiency disease deficiency letter gay-related immune deficiency haplodeficiency hematodeficiency hyperdeficiency immune deficiency immunodeficiency indeficiency iron deficiency magnetic field deficiency syndrome ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency phosphodeficiency pseudodeficiency

Context

geometry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

amount demand need

Related Terms

codimension complete curve deficient degree double point essential health inadequacy incompleteness insufficiency linear maximum system

Synonym Network

deletion deletion mutation gene deletion inadequacy incompleteness insufficiency lack shortcoming

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