noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , serious , severe
▪ slight
▪ dietary , nutritional
▪ immune
▪ enzyme , hormone , mineral , nutrient , vitamin
▪ calcium , iron , etc.
VERB + DEFICIENCY
▪ have , suffer from
▪
He's suffering from a severe vitamin ~.
▪ correct , make good , make up , overcome , remedy
▪
I've been prescribed iron to make up the ~.
▪
An engineer could remedy the deficiencies in the design.
▪ detect , identify
▪ indicate
▪
These symptoms indicate a protein ~.
▪ cause , induce
▪
Lack of sunlight can cause ~ in vitamin D.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
serious deficiencies in the health service