malnutrition

mal·nu·tri·tion  (mln-trshn, -ny-)

n.

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

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malnutrition

Noun

physical weakness resulting from insufficient food or an unbalanced diet

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malnutrition  (mln-trshn)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods deficiency disease - any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins kwashiorkor - severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein marasmus - extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

Translations

malnutrition [mælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] n → desnutrición f

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malnutrition [mælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] n → malnutrition f

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malnutrition [mælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] n → Unterernährung f

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malnutrition [mælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] n → denutrizione f

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malnutrition

n malnutrition [mӕlnjuˈtriʃən]

(a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition. wanvoeding سوء تَغْذِيَه недохранване podvýživa underernæring die Unterernährung υποσιτισμός, κακή διατροφή desnutrición alatoitlus سوء تغذیه aliravitsemus sous-alimentation תַּת-תְּזוּנָה कुपोषण slaba ishrana rosszul tápláltság kurang gizi vannæring denutrizione 栄養失調 영양 실조 prasta mityba, pusbadžiavimas nepietiekams uzturs pemakanan tak seimbang ondervoeding underernæring, dårlig ernæring niedożywienie desnutrição mal­nutriţie, sub­nutriţie недоедание;плохое питание podvýživa podhranjenost neuhranjenost undernäring ภาวะขาดสารอาหาร yetersiz/kötü beslenme 營養不良 недоїдання سوء تغذیہ sự suy dinh dưỡng 营养不良