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insufficiency Definition

in·suf·fi·ciency (in′sə fis̸h′ən sē)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy
  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

insufficiency Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Patient Education A person who has adrenal insufficiency should always carry identification stating his or her condition in case of an emergency.
  • treat: Expect that team, as a minimum, to: Investigate and treat vascular insufficiency.
  • cause: NSAIDs may cause renal insufficiency, which can decrease the renal excretion of baclofen.
  • call: It is called Cervical Insufficiency ( basically her cervix is opening to soon ).
  • include: Risk factors for the development of hyperkalaemia include renal insufficiency, potassium sparing diuretics and the concomitant use of agents to treat hypokalaemia.

Adjective modifier

  • adrenal: Patients with either form of adrenal insufficiency respond poorly or do not respond at all.
  • hepatic: Patients with hepatic insufficiency: No dose adjustment is required.
  • renal: Due to limited experience in patients with severe renal insufficiency, such patients should be treated with caution.
  • venous: When venous insufficiency is present there is often edema of the lower limb.
  • adrenocortical: Patients who may have reasons for adrenocortical insufficiency other than exogenous corticosteroid therapy.
  • pancreatic: The recommended period of use is 3 to 12 weeks, but lifetime in case of chronic pancreatic insufficiency.

Modifies a noun

fracture: In patients who can walk, the presence of mechanically related low-back or buttock pain may indicate a sacral insufficiency fracture.

Noun used with modifier

  • tibialis: Then do a single foot tiptoe test to look for tibialis posterior insufficiency.
  • posterior: Then do a single foot tiptoe test to look for tibialis posterior insufficiency.
  • convergence: Similar results have been obtained for adults over the age of 60 years with convergence insufficiency ( Cohen & Soden, 1984 ).
  • liver: Studies in patients with liver insufficiency were not performed.
  • sucrase-isomaltase: Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take the oral solution.

Preposition: in

patient: The effects of vitamin D insufficiency in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Preposition: of

  • work: Insufficiency of work during the periods the employe proposes to work.
  • supply: May 19 th 1885 The adjourned case at Clare regarding insufficiency of the water supply at Stansfield Hall.