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deficiencia

deficiency

noun deh-fee-SYEN-syah Rare

Also means

shortcoming

Usage Note

Deficiencia is used in medical, nutritional, and administrative contexts to describe a lack or impairment — deficiencia de hierro (iron deficiency), deficiencia visual (visual impairment). It is more formal than falta and more clinical than carencia. The adjective deficiente can describe a person with a disability, though this usage is increasingly considered dated.

Examples

"Tiene una deficiencia de vitamina D."

Natural Translation

She has a vitamin D deficiency.

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