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ZINC DEFICIENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("zinc deficiency" is a kind of...):
deficiency disease (any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral))