deficiency disease
deficiency disease · deficiency diseases
Malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etcMalnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.
any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
Forms
plural: deficiency diseases| Singular | deficiency disease |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable