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Medcram 45 Glossary
Medcram 45 Glossary
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Deprivation
deprivation
noun
[
C
or
U
]
UK
/
ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃ
ə
n
/
US
/
ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃ
ə
n
/
a
situation
in which you do not have things or
conditions
that are usually
considered
necessary
:
They used
sleep
deprivation as a
form
of
torture
.
There is
awful
deprivation in the
shanty
towns
.
There were
food
shortages
and other deprivations during the Civil War.
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Medcram 45 Glossary