de•fi•cien•cy dis•ease
We found 1 definitions of deficiency disease from 1 different sources.
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deficiency disease - any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) | ||
disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||
malnutrition a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods |