malnutrition [mal-noo-trish -uh n, -nyoo-]
Origin of malnutrition First recorded in
1860–65; mal- +
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Examples from the Web for malnutrition “One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.
Figueroa told The Daily Beast that her husband indeed was stabbed and he is also anemic from malnutrition .
While food is distributed to families, children living on the UN base in Bentiu continue to struggle with malnutrition .
A nation that not 20 years ago was struggling with malnutrition , Brazil is now waging an all-too-familiar battle of the bulge.
Starvation and diseases arising from malnutrition were daily worries.
Malnutrition , shortages of professional medical personnel, and insufficient health facilities were also contributing factors.
The effect of the wars, the ravages of radiation and malnutrition , have taken a terrible toll.
Oddly enough, he found the Doctor's criticisms unwelcome; it was his turn to let a subject die from malnutrition .
In a month they were already thinning down from malnutrition and strain.
According to the label, Seng is indicated in indigestion, malassimilation, malnutrition and wasting diseases.
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British Dictionary definitions for malnutrition noun lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation
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Word Origin and History for malnutrition Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for malnutrition
malnutrition [măl′nōō-trĭsh′ ən]
n. Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.
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Science definitions for 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.
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Culture definitions for 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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