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| occupational therapy |
therapy consisting of work designed to provide mental diversion or a creative outlet, exercise to heal or correct a physical deficiency or injury, or training in vocational skills. |
| pernicious anemia |
a severe anemia in which red blood cells decrease in number and increase in size that is caused largely by a deficiency of vitamin B12. |
| positive electricity |
a deficiency of electrons in an object, causing an attraction for negatively charged objects. |
| retardation |
(sometimes considered offensive) slowness or deficiency in mental, physical, or emotional growth. [1/4 definitions] |
| shortage |
a deficiency; lack. [1/2 definitions] |
| shortcoming |
a deficiency in character, ability, conduct, or the like; flaw. |
| subclinical |
of a disease or deficiency, having symptoms too mild to be detected by physical examination or clinical tests. |
| supplement |
something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency. [1/3 definitions] |
| supply1 |
to compensate for a lack or deficiency of. [1/9 definitions] |
| underage2 |
the amount by which something is less than required or prescribed; deficiency. |
| want |
lack; deficiency. [1/14 definitions] |
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