insuficiencia

Definitions of insuficiencia
  1. noun
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
    synonyms: pobreza
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    suficiencia
    the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
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    exigüidad, poquedad
    the quality of being meager
    descubierto, déficit
    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
    apretura, escasez, exigüidad, parvedad
    a small and inadequate amount
    parquedad
    the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
    desabastecimiento, penuria
    an insufficient quantity or number
    enrarecimiento, infrecuencia, rareza
    noteworthy scarcity
    type of:
    cantidad
    the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
  2. noun
    (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
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    types:
    insuficiencia cardíaca, insuficiencia coronaria
    inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
    type of:
    incapacidad
    lacking the power to perform
  3. noun
    a lack of competence
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    type of:
    error, fallo
    a flaw or weak point
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