insufficiency
noun pl. insufficiencies
- lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy
- inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function: said esp. of a heart valve or heart muscle
See insufficiency in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˌsə-fĭshˈən-sē)
noun pl. in·suf·fi·cien·cies - 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.
- A failing; an inadequacy: pointed out the insufficiencies in my report.
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