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DEFICIENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inadequate in amount or degree
Example:
tested and found wanting
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inadequate; unequal (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)
Derivation:
deficiency (lack of an adequate quantity or number)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Falling short of some prescribed norm
Example:
substandard housing
Synonyms:
deficient; inferior; substandard
Classified under:
Similar:
nonstandard (varying from or not adhering to a standard)
Derivation:
deficiency (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Example:
insufficient funds
Synonyms:
deficient; insufficient
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
depleted; low (no longer sufficient)
inadequate; jejune; poor; short (of insufficient quantity to meet a need)
lean; skimpy (containing little excess)
light; scant; short (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so)
shy (short)
Also:
meager; meagerly; meagre; scrimpy; stingy (deficient in amount or quality or extent)
Attribute:
quantity (an adequate or large amount)
Derivation:
deficiency (lack of an adequate quantity or number)
Context examples:
Complement components and the production of antibodies may also be deficient.
(Deficiency of Humoral Immunity, NCI Thesaurus)
Miglustat can be used in substrate reduction therapy in diseases in which the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, that is responsible for the breakdown of GSL, is deficient.
(Miglustat, NCI Thesaurus)
Oncolytic adenovirus Ad5-Delta 24RGD contains an integrin binding RGD-4C motif, allowing Coxsackie adenovirus receptor-independent infection of tumor cells, which are often deficient for Coxsackie and adenovirus receptors (CARs).
(Oncolytic Ad5-Delta 24RGD, NCI Thesaurus)
An E1B-55kDa-deleted adenovirus that is able to selectively replicate in and lyse TP53-deficient human tumor cells.
(ONYX-015, NCI Thesaurus)
Deficient blood distribution to the limbs caused by narrowing or obstruction of the lumen of the peripheral arteries.
(Peripheral Ischemia, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease characterized by a deficient activity of the enzymes alpha-D-mannosidase or beta-mannosidase.
(Mannosidosis, NCI Thesaurus)
T-lymphocytes are exposed ex vivo to dendritic cells (DCs) transfected with a replication-deficient adenovirus encoding EBV LMP2A.
(LMP2A-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes.
(Favism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This agent does not require phosphorylation by thymidine kinase (TK) or other kinases and therefore is active in vitro against herpes simplex virus (HSV) TK deficient mutants and cytomegalovirus (CMV) UL97 mutants.
(Foscarnet sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by deficient or dysfunctional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex.
(Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, NCI Thesaurus)
