Insuffizienz
German
Etymology
From Latin insufficientia, from Latin in- + sufficere. See also insuffizient.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnzʊfiˌt͡si̯ɛnt͡s/, /ɪnzʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s/
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Noun
Insuffizienz f (genitive Insuffizienz, plural Insuffizienzen)
- insufficiency
- (medicine) failure (of organs)
- Wegen Insuffizienz der Leber wurde eine Transplantation erwogen. ― Due to liver failure, a transplantation was considered.
Declension
Synonyms
- Unvermögen
- Unzulänglichkeit
- (medicine) Organschwäche
Antonyms
- Suffizienz (“sufficiency”)
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