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deficiency disease
noun
Definition of DEFICIENCY DISEASE
: a disease (as scurvy) caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and especially a vitamin or mineral
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First Known Use of DEFICIENCY DISEASE
1912
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deficiency disease
noun
Medical Definition of DEFICIENCY DISEASE
: a disease (as scurvy) caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and especially a vitamin or mineral
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