| slovo | definícia |
insufficiency
(encz) | insufficiency,nedostatečnost n: |
insufficiency
(encz) | insufficiency,nedostatek n: |
insufficiency
(encz) | insufficiency,neschopnost n: |
insufficiency
(encz) | insufficiency,věc v nedostatečném množství n: |
Insufficiency
(gcide) | Insufficiency \In`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F.
insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of
sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the
insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the
light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
2. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity;
incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an
office.
[1913 Webster] |
insufficiency
(wn) | insufficiency
n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in
my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy
in the parents" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy]
2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
normally
3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy,
deficiency] [ant: adequacy, sufficiency] |
INSUFFICIENCY
(bouvier) | INSUFFICIENCY. What is not competent; not enough.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
cardiac insufficiency
(encz) | cardiac insufficiency, n: |
coronary insufficiency
(encz) | coronary insufficiency, n: |
insufficiency
(encz) | insufficiency,nedostatečnost n: insufficiency,nedostatek n: insufficiency,neschopnost n: insufficiency,věc v nedostatečném množství n: |
renal insufficiency
(encz) | renal insufficiency, n: |
chronic adrenocortical insufficiency
(gcide) | Addison's disease \Ad"di*son's dis*ease"\ [Named from Thomas
Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.] (Med.)
A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration
of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to
insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated
disease is usually fatal. Called also {chronic adrenocortical
insufficiency}
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Insufficiency
(gcide) | Insufficiency \In`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F.
insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of
sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the
insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the
light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
2. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity;
incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an
office.
[1913 Webster] |
cardiac insufficiency
(wn) | cardiac insufficiency
n 1: inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause
angina pectoris [syn: coronary insufficiency, {cardiac
insufficiency}] |
coronary insufficiency
(wn) | coronary insufficiency
n 1: inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause
angina pectoris [syn: coronary insufficiency, {cardiac
insufficiency}] |
insufficiency
(wn) | insufficiency
n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in
my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy
in the parents" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy]
2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
normally
3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy,
deficiency] [ant: adequacy, sufficiency] |
renal insufficiency
(wn) | renal insufficiency
n 1: insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys |
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