HyperDic: deficiency_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression *deficiency disease*:
NOUN	state	deficiency disease	any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

English > *deficiency disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral).
Narrower	malnutrition	A state of poor nutrition
Narrower	zinc deficiency	A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
Broader	disease	An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning