HyperDic: zinc_deficiency

English > 1 sense of the expression *zinc deficiency*:
NOUN	state	zinc deficiency	a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases

English > *zinc deficiency*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases.
Broader	deficiency disease	Any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
Spanish	deficiencia de zinc