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in⋅suf⋅fi⋅cien⋅cy

  [in-suh-fish-uhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies for 2.
1. deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
2. an instance of this.
3. inability of an organ or other part of the body to function normally: cardiac insufficiency.
Also, in⋅suf⋅fi⋅cience.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL insufficientia. See insufficient, -ency
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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:

    1. Moral or mental incompetence.

    2. Inadequate supply: an insufficiency of funds.

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

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

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Main Entry: in·suf·fi·cien·cy
Pronunciation: "in(t)-s&-'fish-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: the quality or state of not being sufficient: as a : lack of adequate supply of something insufficiency of vitamins> b : lack of physicalpower or capacity; especially : inability of an organ or bodily part to function normally insufficiency> insufficiency> —compare AORTIC REGURGITATION —in·suf·fi·cient /-&nt/ adjective
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insufficiency in·suf·fi·cien·cy (ĭn'sə-fĭsh'ən-sē)
n.

  1. An inability of a bodily part or an organ to function normally.

  2. A moral or mental incompetence.

  3. An inadequate supply.

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