Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,067,049 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

undernutrition

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
un·der·nu·tri·tion  (ndr-n-trshn, -ny-)
n.
Inadequate nutrition resulting from lack of food or failure of the body to absorb or assimilate nutrients properly.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Undernutrition contributes to more than a third of all deaths in children under five, said the Unicef report titled 'Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition'.
Malnutrition affects 200 million children worldwide by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)
Unless attention is paid to addressing the causes of child and maternal undernutrition today, the costs will be considerably higher tomorrow.
UN targets undernourishment as infant killer by AFP / AFP Global Edition
In addition, undernutrition and protein energy malnutrition can negatively impact pressure ulcer healing, all of which makes early identification and treatment of nutritional problems critical.
Nutrition therapy and pressure ulcer prevention: new NPUAP-EPUAP ... by Dorner, Becky / Long-Term Living
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.