What's the difference between insufficiency and scarcity?

Insufficiency


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
  • (n.) Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Theoretical findings on sterilization and disinfection measures are useless for the dental practice if their efficiency is put into question due to insufficient consideration of the special conditions of dental treatment.
  • (2) Treatment termination due to lack of efficacy or combined insufficient therapeutic response and toxicity proved to be influenced by the initial disease activity and by the rank order of prescription.
  • (3) Evaluation revealed tricuspid insufficiency, a massively dilated right internal jugular vein, and obstruction of the left internal jugular vein.
  • (4) The diagnosis of variant- or Prizmetal-angina is difficult because if insufficient specificity of the tests.
  • (5) Possibilities to achieve this both in the curative and the preventive field are restricted mainly due to the insufficient knowledge of their etiopathogenesis.
  • (6) The observed pulmonary hypertension is probably the result of the left heart insufficiency and is being discussed with regard of the histopathological alterations in the heart muscle and the pulmonary vessels.
  • (7) Attention is paid to the set of problems connected with the nonthrombotic insufficiency of the conducting veins of the leg.
  • (8) Symptoms of gonadal insufficiency, in the presence of high serum levels of gonadotropins, generally indicate primary gonadal failure.
  • (9) The first one is a region with iodine insufficiency; the second one is a region where the people use table salt in excess.
  • (10) Medium molecules have been detected by two methods, gel filtration and screening technique, in patients with diffuse purulent peritonitis and with chronic renal insufficiency.
  • (11) Furthermore, it is insufficient to fully account for the transmembrane chemical shift differences observed for dimethyl methylphosphonate and hypophosphite.
  • (12) Even though the administration of demethylchlortetracycline did not produce significant decreases in the glomerular filtration rate or renal blood flow in our patient, it is advisable to control the renal function in individuals treated with this drug since it may on occasion determine renal insufficiency.
  • (13) The magnitude of erythropoietin-induced [Cai] increase, however, was insufficient to open Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels.
  • (14) The development of renal insufficiency during enalapril therapy may be exacerbated by concomitant diuretic therapy and should raise the suspicion of underlying transplant renal-artery stenosis.
  • (15) We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed hypersensitivity after 3 weeks of therapy with azathioprine with fever, jaundice and renal insufficiency.
  • (16) The authors have carried out an experimental study of an insufficiently explored problem of the diffusion capacity of the ethers of cholesterol through the skin and the possibility of their intra-articular transport with cholesterol ether of the oleic acid marked 1,2(3)H taken as an example.
  • (17) Due to placental insufficiency a cesarean section had to be performed in the 31st week of gestation.
  • (18) The observation that additional signals are required to support T4 cell proliferation when the density of immobilized anti-CD3 is diminished suggests that these are necessary only when insufficient interactions with the CD3 molecule have occurred to transmit a maximal activation signal to the cell.
  • (19) These observations suggest that the degree of sodium depletion plays an important role in the tendency for angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors to induce renal failure in patients with congestive heart failure and moderate renal insufficiency.
  • (20) A 73-year-old woman who presented with primary adrenal insufficiency and enlarged adrenal glands on computed tomographic scanning was ultimately found to have a large-cell lymphoma that had initially involved the adrenals and the stomach.

Scarcity


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As Professor Piddock has pointed out , with such scarcity of funding, research teams tend to compete against each other rather than collaborate.
  • (2) "Heat stress, extreme precipitation, inland and coastal flooding, as well as drought and water scarcity pose risks in urban areas, with risks amplified for those lacking essential infrastructure and services or living in exposed areas," says the report, which makes this forecast with "very high confidence".
  • (3) A feature of reptilian infections is the extreme scarcity of parasites in blood smears and in tissue impression smears but isolations may readily be made in culture media.
  • (4) Finally the scarcity of Yersinia in spite of twofold patterns of enriching is commented upon.
  • (5) It compares the scarcity of "train paths" to that of landing slots at Heathrow, and forecasts passenger numbers growing by 26% between 2011 and 2023.
  • (6) The scarcity of donor lungs for transplantation has been caused, in part, by the belief that a single donor cannot provide usable lungs if it serves as a heart donor.
  • (7) The relation between season and mortality showed that mortality-rates were highest just before and during the main (wheat) harvest, reflecting the effects of food scarcity, relative child neglect, and climate on child deaths among those already underweight.
  • (8) The scarcity of suitable cadaver or living-related kidneys remains the major problem in renal transplantation.
  • (9) My generation, buying homes in the 1970s, has seen the value of property soar above inflation every year: unearned, untaxed wealth caused by scarcity from failure to build.
  • (10) The literature sighted shows the scarcity of specific studies in this field and indicates the need for further and more detailed researches.
  • (11) In spite of the fact that various efforts have been made to extend primary health care coverage, particularly in rural areas, the scarcity of economic resources impedes the implementation of many health programmes.
  • (12) "For me," says Brown, "the opposite of scarcity is not abundance.
  • (13) A method of dealing with such scarcity is through the validation of instruments developed elsewhere.
  • (14) They were set by medium and spectrum scarcity: the BBC offered two TV channels and a fixed number of radio stations," he told a Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference in central London in November .
  • (15) A scarcity of knowledge exists regarding the sexual behavior of intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs) despite their potential role in the heterosexual transmission of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • (16) In view of the increasing scarcity of fresh water reserves in many countries of the world, a thorough hygienic evaluation of the different methods of desalinating highly mineralized underground and sea waters for economic and drinking purpose becomes indispensable.
  • (17) This is probably due to the scarcity of direct retinotectal projections from this part of the retina and to their supplementation by corticotectal neurons influenced by the callosal afferents.
  • (18) Haemodynamically, this syndrome resembles hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, but the scarcity of the systolic anterior motion of the mitral leaflets is suggestive of a different mechanism that could be cavity obliteration or mid-ventricular obstruction.
  • (19) Developing countries, where scarcity of resources is a daily reality, need uniformly efficient selection procedures in order to tackle their very common problem: marasmus.
  • (20) As long as the scarcity of public resources for dental care persists, public programs ought to use those appropriate means available to demonstrate their accountability in order to ensure optimal use of public dollars.