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English to English noun
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the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |  | Example: new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
source: wordnet30
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an acute insufficiency | | source: wordnet30
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Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts. | | source: webster1913
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