insufficiency

in·suf·fi·cien·cy

 (ĭn′sə-fĭsh′ən-sē)

n. pl. in·suf·fi·cien·cies

1. The quality or state of being insufficient, especially:

a. Inadequate supply: an insufficiency of funds.

b. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally: cardiac insufficiency.

c. Moral or mental incompetence.

2. A failing; an inadequacy: pointed out the insufficiencies in my report.

insufficiency

(ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsɪ)

n

1. Also called: insufficience the state of being insufficient

2. (Pathology) pathol failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc: cardiac insufficiency.

in•suf•fi•cien•cy

(ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy.

2. an instance of this.

3. inability of an organ or other body part to function normally.

Sometimes, in`suf•fi′cience.

[1375–1425]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insufficiency - a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" inadequacy failing, weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
	2.	insufficiency - (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases cardiac insufficiency, coronary insufficiency - inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
	3.	insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" inadequacy, deficiency amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, scantiness, scantness, poorness - the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot deficit, shortage, shortfall - the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit" scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount slenderness - the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the evidence" adequacy, sufficiency - the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

insufficiency

noun shortage, lack, deficiency, want, poverty, inadequacy, short supply, scarcity, dearth, paucity, scantiness, inadequateness Late miscarriages are not usually due to hormonal insufficiency.

insufficiency

noun

The condition or fact of being deficient:

defect, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.

Translations

عَدَم كفاءَه، عدَم اهليَّه

nedostatek

utilstrækkelighed

Mangelhaftigkeit

ανεπάρκεια

insuffisance

skortur; ófullkomleiki

insufficienza

yetersizlik

不足

insufficiency

[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsɪ] N → insuficiencia f

insufficiency

n (of supplies) → Knappheit f, → unzureichende Menge; (of sb’s work) → Unzulänglichkeit f

insufficiency

[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ/ənsɪ] n → insufficienza

insufficient

(insəˈfiʃənt) adjective

not enough. The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt. onvoldoende غير كافٍ недостатъчен insuficiente nedostatečný unzureichend utilstrækkelig ανεπαρκήςinsuficiente ebapiisav ناکافی riittämätön insuffisant לא מַספִּיק अपर्याप्त nedostatan elégtelen tidak cukup ófullnægjandi insufficiente 不十分な 부족한 nepakankamas nepietiekams; nepietiekošs tidak cukup onvoldoendeutilstrekkeligniedostateczny نيمګړى، غير كافى، بې وسه، بې كفايته، ناوړه insuficiente insuficient недостаточный nedostatočný nezadosten nedovoljan otillräcklig, bristfällig ขาดแคลน yetersiz 不足的 недостатній, незадовільний ناکافی không đủ 不足的

ˌinsufˈficiently adverb

onvoldoende بصورَة غَير كافيَه недостатъчно insuficientemente nedostatečně unzureichend utilstrækkeligt ανεπαρκώςinsuficientemente ebapiisavalt بطور ناکافی riittämättömästi insuffisamment בְּמִידָה לא מַספֶּקֶת अपर्याप्तता nedostatno elégtelenül kurang á ófullnægjandi hátt insufficientemente 不十分に 부족하게 nepakankamai nepietiekami; nepietiekoši dengan tidak cukup onvoldoendeutilstrekkelig niedostatecznie په بی کفایته دوله insuficientemente insuficient недостаточно nedostatočne nezadostno nedovoljno otillräckligt, bristfälligt อย่างขาดแคลน yetersiz derecede 不足地 недостатньо, незадовільно ناکافی طور پر không đủ 不足地

ˌinsufˈficiency noun

onvoldoendenheid عَدَم كفاءَه، عدَم اهليَّه недостиг insuficiência nedostatek die Mangelhaftigkeit utilstrækkelighed ανεπάρκειαinsuficiencia ebapiisavus عدم کفایت riittämättömyys insuffisance אי-ספיקה, מחסור कमी, अभाव nedostatnost elégtelenség kekurangan skortur; ófullkomleiki insufficienza 不足 부족함 nepakankamumas nepietiekamība ketidakcukupan ontoereikendheidutilstrekkelighet niedostateczność بی کفایتی insuficiência insuficienţă недостаточность nedostatok nezadostnost nedovoljnost otillräcklighet, bristfällighet ความขาดแคลน yetersizlik 不足 недостатність; незадовільність ناکافی ہونا tính không đủ 不足

in·suf·fi·cien·cy

n. insuficiencia, falta de;

adrenal ___ → ___ suprarrenal;

cardiac ___ → ___ cardíaca;

coronary ___ → ___ coronaria;

hepatic ___ → ___ hepática;

mitral ___ → ___ mitral;

pulmonary valvular ___ → ___ pulmonar-valvular;

renal ___ → ___ renal;

respiratory ___ → ___ respiratoria;

valvular ___ → ___ valvular;

venous ___ → ___ venosa.

insufficiency

n insuficiencia; adrenal (aortic, venous, etc.) — insuficiencia suprarrenal (aórtica, venosa, etc.)