zinc deficiency
noun · n
Simple meaning
A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈzɪŋkdɪˈfɪʃənsi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
n
Defined either as insufficient zinc to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum zinc level below the normal range.
Zinc deficiency occurs when plant growth is limited because the plant cannot take up sufficient quantities of this essential micronutrient from its growing medium.
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This meaning: A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
Used this way, zinc deficiency is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
Usage note
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