What does insuffisance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word insuffisance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use insuffisance in French.

The word insuffisance in French means lack, shortfall, deficiency, shortfall, inadequacy, heart failure, acute heart failure, coronary heart disease, liver failure, placental insufficiency, kidney failure, chronic kidney failure. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word insuffisance

lack, shortfall

nom féminin (fait d'être en trop petite quantité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance en eau commence à être un réel problème.
The lack of water is starting to be a real problem.

deficiency, shortfall, inadequacy

nom féminin (carence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En matière scolaire, ses insuffisances le condamnent au redoublement.
At school, his shortcomings have doomed him to repeat a year.

heart failure

nom féminin (déficience du cœur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance cardiaque est une anomalie de la fonction cardiaque.

acute heart failure

nom féminin (forte déficience du cœur) (medical condition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance cardiaque aiguë peut donner lieu à un infarctus du myocarde.

coronary heart disease

nom féminin (faiblesse cardiaque) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

liver failure

nom féminin (déficience du foie) (medical condition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance hépatique est le défaut de fonctionnement normal du foie.

placental insufficiency

nom féminin (déficience du placenta) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance placentaire peut conduire à un retard de croissance.

kidney failure

nom féminin (maladie des reins) (medical condition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance rénale peut conduire à la dialyse.

chronic kidney failure

nom féminin (maladie des reins persistante) (medical condition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insuffisance rénale chronique est une altération irréversible du fonctionnement des reins qui ne filtrent pas assez.

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