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mal·nu·tri·tion

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–noun

lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.

[Origin: 1860–65; mal- + nutrition

]

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mal·nu·tri·tion Audio Help (māl'nōō-trĭsh'ən, -nyōō-) Pronunciation Key
n. Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.

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malnutrition
noun
a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

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malnutrition [mӕlnjuˈtriʃən] noun

(a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food
Example: About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition.

Arabic:	سوء تَغْذِيَه
Chinese (Simplified):	营养不良
Chinese (Traditional):	營養不良
Czech:	podvýživa
Danish:	underernæring
Dutch:	ondervoeding
Estonian:	alatoitlus
Finnish:	aliravitsemus
French:	sous-alimentation
German:	die Unterernährung
Greek:	υποσιτισμός, κακή διατροφή
Hungarian:	rosszul tápláltság
Icelandic:	vannæring
Indonesian:	kurang gizi
Italian:	denutrizione

Japanese:	栄養失調
Korean:	영양 실조
Latvian:	nepietiekams uzturs
Lithuanian:	prasta mityba, pusbadžiavimas
Norwegian:	underernæring, dårlig ernæring
Polish:	niedożywienie
Portuguese (Portugal):	desnutrição
Romanian:	malnutriţie, subnutriţie
Russian:	недоедание;плохое питание
Slovak:	podvýživa
Slovenian:	podhranjenost
Spanish:	desnutrición
Swedish:	undernäring
Turkish:	yetersiz, *kötü beslenme

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malnutrition Audio Help (māl'n

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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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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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Malnutrition

Mal`nu*tri"tion\, n. [Mal- + nutrition.] (Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.

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