insufficiency

(in′sə fis̸hən sē)

noun pl. insufficiencies

  1. lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy
    also Rareinsufficience
  2. inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function: said esp. of a heart valve or heart muscle

Origin: LL insufficientia

See insufficiency in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. in·suf·fi·cien·cies
  1. The quality or state of being insufficient, especially:
    a. Moral or mental incompetence.
    b. Inadequate supply: an insufficiency of funds.
    c. 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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