Diseases

Deficiency Diseases

A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)

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A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)

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3 entry terms
  • Deficiency Disease
  • Disease, Deficiency
  • Diseases, Deficiency

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer /defic with specific Category D terms; do not confuse with NUTRITION DISORDERS: DEFICIENCY DISEASES results from deficient intake

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  1. C18.654w.521w.500

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Deficiency Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003677. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003677
  2. Deficiency Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1890194