Nutrient deficiency

Nutrient deficiency

Nutrient deficiency may refer to:


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  • nutrient deficiency — Absence or insufficiency of an essential factor for normal growth and development …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • Select nutrient-deficiency diseases — ▪ Table Select nutrient deficiency diseases disease (and key nutrient involved) symptoms foods rich in key nutrient xerophthalmia (vitamin A) blindness from chronic eye infections, poor growth, dryness and keratinization of epithelial tissues… …   Universalium

  • Nutrient — cycle in the oceans A nutrient is a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism s metabolism which must be taken in from its environment.[1] They are used to build and repair tissues, regulate body… …   Wikipedia

  • deficiency disease — n a disease (as scurvy) caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and esp. a vitamin or mineral * * * any disease caused by the lack of an essential nutrient in the diet. Such nutrients include vitamin, essential amino acid, and essential… …   Medical dictionary

  • deficiency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious, severe ▪ slight ▪ dietary, nutritional ▪ immune ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • nutrient — noun Nutrient is used before these nouns: ↑deficiency, ↑intake Nutrient is used after these nouns: ↑manure …   Collocations dictionary

  • deficiency disease — n. disease caused by the deficiency of essential nutrient or other substance required for growth (such as vitamin or mineral) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deficiency disease — noun any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑malnutrition, ↑zinc deficiency …   Useful english dictionary

  • deficiency disease — any disease caused by the lack of an essential nutrient in the diet. Such nutrients include vitamins, essential amino acids, and essential fatty acids …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Protein (nutrient) — This article is about protein as a nutrient. For protein as a class of molecule, see protein. For other uses, see bodybuilding supplement. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are polymer chains made of amino acids linked… …   Wikipedia

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