The root word of deficiency is "deficient," which comes from the Latin word "deficiens," meaning "failing" or "lacking."
Scurvy is a disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency .
He has some calcium deficiency, he needs to take some vitamins.
Cretinism
Noun
Deficiency
dearth, deficiency
the way word human was invented evn the word dog was invented...nobody knows who invented it..
"AIDS" is the acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
the word was invented in 1841
Dead spot, weakness, deficiency
wrinkle