ZINC DEFICIENCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("zinc deficiency" is a kind of...):

deficiency disease (any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral))

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