malnutrition
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malnutrition
- /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ US
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noun malnutritions
- A lack of adequate nourishment. It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.
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Closest in meaning: malnourishment, undernourishment, starvation, wasting, hunger, replenishment, nourishment, nutritional, diet, feed, undernutrition, recharge, feeding, food, anaemia, anemia
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noun lack of adequate nourishment
| Español | malnutrición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영양실조 yeong'yangsiljo |
| 日本語 | 栄養失調 eiyō shitchō |
| 中文 | 營養不良 /营养不良 yíngyǎng bùliáng |
| हिन्दी | कुपोषण kupoṣaṇ |
| Português | desnutrição |
| Français | malnutrition |
| Deutsch | Unterernährung, Mangelernährung |
| Italiano | denutrizione |
| Ελληνικά | υποσιτισμός ypositismós |
| Русский | недоеда́ние nedojedánije |
| العربية | سُوء تَغْذِيَة sūʔ taḡḏiya |
Talk about this word "malnutrition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malnutrition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malnutrition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malnutrition "malnutrition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malnutrition.Cite this
@misc{malnutrition_2026,
title = {malnutrition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malnutrition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
