malnutrition

[ mal-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo- ]

/ ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- /

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noun

lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.

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Origin of malnutrition

First recorded in 1860–65; mal- + nutrition

Words nearby malnutrition

Malmesbury, Malmö, malmsey, malnourished, malnourishment, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodor, malodorous, malonate, Malone

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How to use malnutrition in a sentence

We want that whole spectrum in our toolkit so that we can go and offer solutions wherever we go, in Madagascar and across Africa—wherever you have poverty combined with malnutrition and biodiversity issues.
They're Healthy. They're Sustainable. So Why Don't Humans Eat More Bugs?|Aryn Baker|February 26, 2021|Time
She said more children are suffering from malnutrition because they are not receiving the nutritionally balanced meals at schools.
D.C. schools announces spending plan for academic intervention targeting students who have fallen behind during pandemic|Perry Stein|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Rates of poverty, malnutrition and childhood mortality are going up for the first time in years.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Erased Decades of Progress on Childhood Vaccination|Jamie Ducharme|September 15, 2020|Time
According to her notes, she told the family Johnson’s prognosis was “poor” and they discussed what would be best for her in light of her “dementia, renal failure, respiratory failure, and malnutrition.”
Sent Home to Die|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 2, 2020|ProPublica

Lillian wanted to do something to help curb malnutrition on a grander scale.
For teens, big problems may lead to meaningful research|Carolyn Wilke|July 28, 2020|Science News For Students
“One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Figueroa told The Daily Beast that her husband indeed was stabbed and he is also anemic from malnutrition.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While food is distributed to families, children living on the UN base in Bentiu continue to struggle with malnutrition.
‘There was no food, no more water lilies’|Crystal Wells|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For children on the brink of severe malnutrition, diarrhea can be the trigger that pushes them over the edge.
‘There was no food, no more water lilies’|Crystal Wells|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A nation that not 20 years ago was struggling with malnutrition, Brazil is now waging an all-too-familiar battle of the bulge.
Meet the Chef Fighting to Ensure That Brazilians Will Never Be as Fat as Americans|Brandon Presser|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The occupants were all suffering from malnutrition, and there was a great deal of starvation in the town.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The half brute of the London slums had not food enough when a child, and malnutrition is deadly.
The Kempton-Wace Letters|Jack London
The underfed workman does not ask for a tonic, but for better economic conditions which shall prevent malnutrition.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
However, they could have died from malnutrition and been eaten as carrion.
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota|L. David Mech
It is half what ails folks, that so many of them have no children in their lives and it affects them like malnutrition.
Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for malnutrition

malnutrition

/ (ˌmælnjuːˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation

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Medical definitions for malnutrition

malnutrition

[ măl′nōō-trĭsh′ən ]

Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.

Scientific definitions for malnutrition

malnutrition

[ măl′nōō-trĭsh′ən ]

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.

Cultural definitions for malnutrition

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.

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