deficiency
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Iron deficiency is commonly treated with oral iron.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
BBC Sport speaks to long-distance runner Jake Smith and former Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee about their experiences with relative energy deficiency in sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Researchers have been investigating whether correcting this deficiency could improve their health and treatment outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Importantly, these effects were also observed in mice with type 2 diabetes and severe insulin deficiency.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
It wouldn’t have mattered anyway. 5-alpha-reductase deficiency syndrome is a skillful counterfeiter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Major problems at Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin, but deficiencies stretching across the whole region, a failure to learn from mistakes and "recurring patterns of harm".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
On Sunday, the bowlers were on course to mask the deficiencies of the batters, then wilted when it mattered.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
He started both of the preseason games he played in, giving the Lakers the type of versatile defender they coveted to cover up for Doncic’s and Reaves’ defensive deficiencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Blood samples collected throughout the study allowed researchers to track participants' vitamin C concentrations and determine whether supplementation corrected deficiencies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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