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mal·nu·tri·tion
(măl′no͞o-trĭsh′ən, -nyo͞o-)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
(Pathology) lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation
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mal•nu•tri•tion
(ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu-)n.
lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
[1860–65]
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mal·nu·tri·tion
(măl′no͞o-trĭsh′ən) Poor nourishment caused by lack of essential foods or by disease.
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| Noun | 1. |  malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foodsdeficiency 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 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.
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Translations
سُوءُ الْتَغْذِيَةسوء تَغْذِيَه
podvýživa
fejlernæringunderernæring
aliravitsemus
neuhranjenost
rosszul tápláltság
vannæring
栄養不良
영양 실조
prasta mitybapusbadžiavimas
nepietiekams uzturs
podvýživa
undernäring
การขาดอาหาร
yetersiz beslenmeyetersiz/kötü beslenme
suy dinh dưỡng
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malnutrition
[ˌmælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] n → malnutrition fto suffer from malnutrition → souffrir de malnutrition
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malnutrition
n → Unterernährung f
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malnutrition
(mӕlnjuˈtriʃən) noun (a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food. About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition.
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malnutrition
→ سُوءُ الْتَغْذِيَة podvýživa fejlernæring Unterernährung υποσιτισμός desnutrición aliravitsemus malnutrition neuhranjenost denutrizione 栄養不良 영양 실조 ondervoeding feilernæring niedożywienie subnutrição истощение (вследствие недоедания) undernäring การขาดอาหาร yetersiz beslenme suy dinh dưỡng 营养不良Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mal·nu·tri·tion
n. malnutrición; mala alimentación; deficiencia nutricional.
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malnutrition
n malnutrición f, desnutrición fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.