lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
(Tıp, İlaç) In medicine, adrenal insufficiency (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol in response to stress