lack, want, deficit, absence, shortage, scarcity, dearth
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
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lack, deficiency, scarcity, need, want, dryness
Synonyms: persistence, tenacity, fortitude, resolve, decisiveness, purposefulness Antonyms: weakness, indecision, feebleness, vacillation, deficiency
disadvantage, difficulty, handicap, deficiency, flaw, hitch, snag, downside
shortcoming, fault, weakness, defect, deficiency, flaw, drawback, blemish
Defect, burden, deficiency, and liability. I got these from http://thesaurus.com/browse/disadvantage
There are no synonyms for AIDS. AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
mistake, slip, error, blunder, lapse, oversight, indiscretion, failing, weakness, imperfection, flaw, deficiency, shortcoming, defect
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
They are synonyms.
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
Dwarfism is zinc deficiency. hypothyroidism is iodine deficiency.