deficiency disease

Noun

Meaning

any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

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(...) Just like a deficiency disease is cured through the supply of the missing factor, so are the diseases of living cured by a good dose of intelligent detachment (viveka-vairagya). Nisargadatta Maharaj

If there is serious deficiency in one or more of these nutrients, a child may develop a deficiency disease. Source: Internet

Menopause in Japan was viewed as a symptom of the inevitable process of aging, rather than a "revolutionary transition", or a "deficiency disease" in need of management. Source: Internet

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