insufficiency

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The lack of sufficiency; the shortage or inadequacy of

The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.

inadequacy
The lack of sufficient federal capacity or energy resources to serve BPA's firm load capacity, its energy commitments or both
The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc
a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
a valve deformity that allows the blood to leak backwards when the valve is closed
The lack of sufficient Federal capacity or energy resources to meet BPA's energy commitments Also see notice of insufficiency
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
{i} shortage, lack, insufficient amount, inadequacy; failure of an organ to function properly (Medicine)
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{n} inability, incapacity
adrenal insufficiency
(Tıp, İlaç) In medicine, adrenal insufficiency (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol in response to stress
coronary insufficiency
inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
renal insufficiency
insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys
renal insufficiency
malfunction of the kidneys
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