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 [ˌmælnjuːˈtrɪʃən]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation

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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

1.

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

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malnutrition

noun undernourishment, hunger, famine, starvation, poor diet, lack of food, malnourishment, inadequate diet, inanition Infections are more likely in those suffering from malnutrition.

Translations

malnutrition [ˈmælnjʊˈtrɪʃən] N → desnutrición f

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malnutrition [ˌmælnjuːˈtrɪʃ^ən] n → malnutrition f
to suffer from malnutrition → souffrir de malnutrition

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malnutrition

n → Unterernährung f

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malnutrition [ˌmælnjʊˈtrɪʃ/ən] n → denutrizione f, malnutrizione f

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malnutrition [ˌmælnjʊˈtrɪʃ/ən] n → denutrizione f, malnutrizione 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 불량 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

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malnutrition → سوء التغذية podvýživa fejlernæring Unterernährung υποσιτισμός desnutrición aliravitsemus malnutrition neuhranjenost denutrizione 栄養不良 영양 실조 ondervoeding feilernæring niedożywienie subnutrição недоедание undernäring การขาดอาหาร yetersiz beslenme suy dinh dưỡng 营养不良