Related Words for deficiency

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WordSyllablesCategories
insufficiency
xx/xx
Noun, Noun
lack
/
Noun, Noun
inadequacy
x/xxx
Noun, Noun
want
/
Noun, Noun
sufficiency
x/xx
Noun, Noun
adequacy
/xxx
Noun, Noun
shortfall
/x
Noun
defect
/x
Noun
imbalance
x/x
Noun
shortcoming
/xx
Noun
shortage
/x
Noun
weakness
/x
Noun
deficit
/xx
Noun
depletion
x/x
Noun
abnormality
xx/xx
Noun
irregularity
xxx/xx
Noun
flaw
/
Noun
symptom
/x
Noun
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
disorder
x/x
Noun
supplementation
/xx/x
Noun
disproportion
xx/x
Noun
impairment
x/x
Noun
vitamin
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
anemia
x/xx
Noun
immunodeficiency
xxxx/xx
Noun
mismatch
x/
Noun
deprivation
xx/x
Noun
micronutrient
xx/xx
Noun
dysregulation
/xx/x
Noun
surplus
/x
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
anomaly
x/xx
Noun
excess
/x
Noun
malfunction
x/x
Noun
remedy
/xx
Noun
disparity
x/xx
Noun
misconception
xx/x
Noun
misalignment
xx/x
Noun
failure
/x
Noun
malnutrition
xx/x
Noun
noncompliance
xx/x
Noun
toxicity
x/xx
Noun
nutrient
/xx
Noun
dysfunction
x/x
Noun
scarcity
/xx
Noun
deformity
x/xx
Noun
problem
/x
Noun
congenital
x/xx
Adjective
malformation
xx/x
Noun
systemic
x/x
Adjective
heterozygote
xxx/x
Noun
inconsistency
xx/xx
Noun
incompetency
x/xxx
Noun
hypocalcemia
xx//xx
Noun
absence
/x
Noun
dearth
/
Noun
imperfection
xx/x
Noun
incompleteness
xx/x
Noun
impossibility
xxx/xx
Noun
underweight
/xx
Noun
inability
xx/xx
Noun
poverty
/xx
Noun
paucity
/xx
Noun
defection
x/x
Noun
incapacity
xx/xx
Noun
penury
/xx
Noun
destitution
/xxx
Noun
incompetence
x/xx
Noun
inaccuracy
x/xxx
Noun
impropriety
xx/xx
Noun
need
/
Noun
folate
/x
Verb, Adjective
aat
/
Adjective
antitrypsin
xxxx
Adjective, Noun
neuropathy
/xxx
Adverb
lactase
/x
Adjective, Noun
cobalamin
/xxx
Adjective
pyridoxine
/x/x
Adjective, Verb
deaminase
/x/x
Adjective
lyase
/x
Adjective
carnitine
/xx
Adjective
prolactin
x/x
Adjective
insulin
/xx
Adjective
riboflavin
xx/x
Verb
iodine
/xx
Verb, Adjective
zinc
/
Verb
thiamine
/xx
Adjective
taurine
/x
Adjective
mineralocorticoid
xx/xxxx
Adjective
pyruvate
xxx
Adjective
fibrinogen
/xxx
Adjective
ornithine
xxx
Adjective
manganese
/xx
Verb
iron
/x
Verb
oestrogen
/xx
Adjective
yin
/
Adjective
hydroxylase
x/x/
Adjective
choline
xx
Adjective
gonadotropin
/x/xx
Adjective
estrogen
/xx
Verb
prothrombin
xxx
Verb
transferase
x/x
Noun
protein
/x
Verb
addictive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
breach
/
Noun, Verb
bulbar
/x
Adjective
cardiopulmonary
xxx/xxx
Adjective
cardiovascular
xxx/xx
Adjective
clinical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
commonest
/xx
Adjective
compensation
xx/x
Noun
compensatory
x/xxx
Adjective
concomitant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
congestive
x/x
Adjective
cutaneous
x/xx
Adjective
default
x/
Noun, Verb
deletion
x/x
Noun
depressive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
dermatologic
xxx/x
Adjective
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
differential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
disability
xx/xx
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun, Verb
disharmony
x/xx
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
error
/x
Noun, Verb
extrapulmonary
xx/xxx
Adjective
extrapyramidal
x/x/xx
Adjective
failing
/x
Noun
famine
/x
Noun
fault
/
Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
handicap
/xx
Noun, Verb
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
imprecision
xx/x
Noun
inaction
x/x
Noun
infirmity
x/xx
Noun
insurmountable
xx/xx
Adjective
irregular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
lacuna
x/x
Noun
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
loophole
/x
Noun, Verb
malabsorption
/x/x
Noun
metabolic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
omission
x/x
Noun
palace
/x
Noun, Verb
pending
/x
Adjective
psychopathology
/xx/xx
Noun
retardation
xx/x
Noun
stressor
/x
Noun
stringency
/xx
Noun
tightness
/x
Noun
unavailability
xxxx/xx
Noun
underemployment
xxx/x
Noun
vacuum
/x
Noun, Verb
vagueness
/x
Noun
variance
/xx
Noun
vice
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
void
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
waiting
/x
Noun
weaknesses
/xx
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
shirtless
/x
Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
die
/
Verb, Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb