deficiency disease in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for deficiency disease in the English»French Dictionary

deficiency disease N

deficiency disease

maladie f de or par carence

Translations for deficiency disease in the French»English Dictionary

maladie par carence

deficiency disease

Translations for deficiency disease in the English»French Dictionary

disease [Brit dɪˈziːz, Am dəˈziz] N

1. disease (specific illness):

disease

maladie f

2. disease U (range of infections):

disease

maladies fpl

to spread disease

propager les maladies

deficiency [Brit dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi, Am dəˈfɪʃənsi] N

1. deficiency (shortage) (of funds, resources etc):

deficiency

manque m

deficiency

insuffisance f (of, in de)

deficiency MED

carence f (of en)

iron/vitamin deficiency

carence en fer/vitamines

2. deficiency (weakness):

deficiency (of argument, answer)

faiblesse f

his deficiencies as a poet

ses faiblesses en tant que poète

3. deficiency MED (defect):

deficiency

défaut m

a hearing deficiency

un défaut de l'ouïe

liver/heart deficiency

insuffisance f hépatique/cardiaque

deficiency disease in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for deficiency disease in the English»French Dictionary

deficiency disease

maladie par carence

Translations for deficiency disease in the English»French Dictionary

deficiency [dɪˈfɪʃəntsi] N

1. deficiency (shortage):

deficiency

manque m

2. deficiency (weakness):

deficiency

faiblesse f

3. deficiency MED:

deficiency

carence f

deficiency disease

maladie par carence

disease [dɪˈzi:z] N a. fig

disease

maladie f

a symptom of a disease

un symptôme d'une maladie

to catch a disease

attraper une maladie

to die from a disease

mourir d'une maladie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, the article on the vitamin deficiency disease beriberi speculates that it is caused by a fungus, vitamins not having been discovered at the time.

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As early as 1755, pellagra was recognized by doctors as being a niacin deficiency disease.

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Despite the presence of the "de novo" pathway, the salvage reactions are essential in humans; a lack of niacin in the diet causes the vitamin deficiency disease pellagra.

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