deficiency -
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
deficit the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
mineral deficiency lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism
shortness the property of being shorter than average stature
deficiency -
lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
adequacy,
sufficiency the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
shortfall,
shortage,
deficit the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
