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malnutrition
/ ˌæːˈٰɪʃə /
noun
lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation
malnutrition
Poor nutrition caused by an insufficient, oversufficient, or poorly balanced diet or by a medical condition, such as chronic diarrhea, resulting in inadequate digestion or utilization of foods.
malnutrition
Inadequate nutrition caused by the lack of a balanced diet or by disorders of the digestive system in which the nutrients from food cannot be absorbed properly.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of malnutrition1
Example Sentences
Parts of her skin are wrinkled and peeling, leaving angry patches of red - the result of malnutrition, a medic tells the BBC.
Jenan was diagnosed with malnutrition and dehydration and had problems with digestion.
"Children were the main victims in terms of trauma and malnutrition," he said on Friday.
In Kenya, the WFP expects a malnutrition crisis after rations are cut to a fourth of the standard minimum, Landis said.
My best friend died from a combination of obesity, malnutrition, heart failure.
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