What's the difference between defect and shortcoming?

Defect


Definition:

  • (n.) Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
  • (n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
  • (v. i.) To fail; to become deficient.
  • (v. t.) To injure; to damage.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We have cloned the phr gene that encodes DNA photolyase from Salmonella typhimurium by in vivo complementation of Escherichia coli phr gene defect.
  • (2) Cor triatriatum (CT) is a rare congenital defect, surgically correctable, and sometimes difficult to diagnose by cardiac catheterization.
  • (3) Sixteen patients (27%) manifested anomalies of the urinary tract: 12 had markedly altered kidneys, 8 of which were unilateral and ipsilateral to the diaphragmatic defect.
  • (4) Furthermore echography revealed a collateral subperiosteal edema and a moderate thickening of extraocular muscles and bone periostitis, a massive swelling of muscles and bone defects in subperiosteal abscesses as well as encapsulated abscesses of the orbit and a concomitant retrobulbar neuritis in orbital cellulitis.
  • (5) Seven males have been observed carrying both inherited tritan and red-green defects.
  • (6) Mechanisms by which a defect in the synthesis of dolichol-oligosaccharides might alter the degree of beta-1,6 branching in N-linked carbohydrates are discussed.
  • (7) Both Types I and II collagen are important constituents of the affected tissues, and thus defective collagens are reasonable candidates for the primary abnormality in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
  • (8) Ventricular septal defect types were perimembranous (six), malalignment (seven), supracristal (three), midmuscular (one), and inlet (one).
  • (9) Defects of several membrane proteins were found with sodium dodecyl sulfate--polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
  • (10) After early repair of congenital cardiovascular defects, such as coarctation of the aorta, late stenosis may become a problem.
  • (11) The association of these defects of teeth and bone was found to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait over four generations.
  • (12) They presented their clinical observations on 4 brothers from the 'G Family' who shared a constellation of findings with a generalised tendency to midline defects.
  • (13) Distant ischemia was distinguished from peri-infarctional ischemia by the presence of transient thallium defects in, or slow thallium washout from myocardium not supplied by the infarct-related coronary artery.
  • (14) A distally based posterior tibial artery adipofascial flap with skin graft was used for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects over the Achilles tendon in three cases and over the heel in three cases.
  • (15) In the case with a more distally situated VSD, the bundle branches skirted the anterior and distal walls of the defect.
  • (16) Both models showed the expected wound-healing defects of the diabetic rats.
  • (17) Intercistronic complementation of these mutants with pm1493 and dl121, two SV40 mutants that are defective in agnoprotein but encode wild-type T antigen, results in an increased synthesis of agnoprotein in the infected cells.
  • (18) Cells defective in gpa2 fail to produce cAMP in response to glucose stimulation.
  • (19) Moloney murine sarcoma virus ts110 possesses a thermosensitive splicing defect.
  • (20) This paper reports on observations of five families suffering from distinct thrombophilia due to a protein C defect.

Shortcoming


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of falling, or coming short
  • (n.) The failure of a crop, or the like.
  • (n.) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This paper provides an overview of the theory, indicating its contributions--such as a basis for individual psychotherapy of severe disorders and a more effective understanding of countertransference--and its shortcomings--such as lack of an explanation for the effects of physical and cognitive factors on object relatedness.
  • (2) The author describes changes in the activities of the psychiatric institutions, analyzes the causes of the changes and shortcomings in the work of the in- and outpatient services.
  • (3) Attention is drawn to the shortcomings in our current knowledge of the scale of turnover of the sulphur cycle and of our understanding of the microorganisms involved in specialized environments.
  • (4) False-positive results due to methodological shortcomings can be avoided by applying both methods in succession.
  • (5) This validity coefficient turned out to be so high (r = 0.967) that it does not seem necessary to adopt a more sophisticated method, despite a few demonstrable shortcomings of the one in use.
  • (6) Diagnostic information derived from PA catheters should be related to the clinical condition and shortcomings and pitfalls of data clearly understood.
  • (7) The reasons for the shortcomings of the DRG system in predicting utilization of services are discussed, and areas for future research are suggested.
  • (8) A system of ordering the relative toxicity of these (and other) drugs is proffered using the exposure-case fatality rate (ECFR) as a crude measure of clinical toxicity (while delineating its shortcomings).
  • (9) The crash exposed shortcomings in standards in regulators almost as bad as in banks.” The Treasury denied it was involved in the review being dropped, although it has been involved in changing some of the tougher rules being used to clamp down on bankers.
  • (10) Saxo Bank said: "This highlights one of the shortcomings of the status quo in the European periphery: that Portugal (and other peripheral countries) exiting the programmes at this stage appears rather premature.
  • (11) Dean's system, however, has several shortcomings, principally its inability to measure fluorosis in different tooth surfaces.
  • (12) The shortcomings of existing statistical software for personal computers and trends of their improvements are analyzed.
  • (13) At the same time, application of DNA rearrangement to the evaluation of tissue specimens also has certain shortcomings and limitations, some of which may be overcome by current research methods or advances expected in the near future.
  • (14) Mohammed Siddique, a 60-year-old imam, and his 24-year-old son, Mohammed Waqar, punished the boy for perceived shortcomings during religious lessons at the Sparkbrook Islamic centre, attached to the Jamia mosque, in Birmingham.
  • (15) Existing bedside emergency resuscitation carts all have certain shortcomings, which interfere with the rapid, efficient care of the hospitalized patient in a catastrophic episode.
  • (16) The nature and shortcomings of relevant studies are described, the need for scientifically based research championed, and a differential approach to directive treatment of borderline children advocated.
  • (17) David Bennett, A&L's group chief executive, said: "I apologise sincerely for our shortcomings.
  • (18) He is undaunted by their scale, and realistic about their shortcomings.
  • (19) Jeb Bush should stop trying to defend his brother and focus on his own shortcomings and how to fix them,” he tweeted .
  • (20) After expressing frustration with Stoke City's style of play, the dreadful standard of the game and the lack of width available on a pitch narrowed to exploit Rory Delap's throw-ins, Tony Mowbray finally realised that a sixth defeat in seven matches might also owe something to West Bromwich Albion's shortcomings.