| insufficiency | The drought led to an insufficiency of food. |
| coronary insufficiency | (n) inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris, Syn. cardiac insufficiency |
| insufficiency | (n) a lack of competence, Syn. inadequacy, Example: pointed out the insufficiencies in my report; juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents |
| insufficiency | (n) (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally |
| insufficiency | (n) lack of an adequate quantity or number, Syn. inadequacy, deficiency, Ant. adequacy, sufficiency, Example: the inadequacy of unemployment benefits |
| renal insufficiency | (n) insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys |
| Insufficiency | n. [ L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Unzulänglichkeit { f } | insufficiency [Add to Longdo] |
| Herzinsuffizienz { f } [ med. ] | heart insufficiency [Add to Longdo] |
| Herzklappenfehler { m } [ med. ] | valvular defect; valvular heart defect; valvular insufficiency; heart valve defect [Add to Longdo] |
| Herzschwäche { f } [ med. ] | Herzschwächen { pl } | cardiac insufficiency; cardiac failure | cardiac insufficiencies [Add to Longdo] |
| Insuffizienz { f }; ungenügende Leistung eines Organs [ med. ] | insufficiency [Add to Longdo] |