insufficience

Variant of insufficiency

insufficiency definition

in·suf·fi·ciency (in′sə fis̸h′ən sē)

noun pl. insufficiencies -·cies

  1. lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy
    also Rareinsufficience in′·suf·fi′·cience (-əns)
  2. inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function: said esp. of a heart valve or heart muscle

Etymology: LL insufficientia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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