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malnutrition

/ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/

/ˌmæl.nuˈtrɪʃ.ən/

malnutritionnoun

Translations

Malnutrition can lead to serious health problems.

Недоедание может привести к серьезным проблемам со здоровьем.

The child was suffering from malnutrition and needed immediate care.

Ребенок страдал от истощения и нуждался в немедленной помощи.

Definitions

A condition that results from eating a diet in which nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that it causes health problems.

The child was diagnosed with malnutrition due to a lack of essential vitamins and minerals in his diet.

Synonyms

poor nutrition

inadequate diet

nutritional deficiency

malnutritionadjective

/ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/

/ˌmæl.nuˈtrɪʃ.ən/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to malnutrition

Definitions

Relating to or associated with malnutrition; used before another noun.

The clinic runs a malnutrition awareness campaign.

Synonyms

nutritionally deficient

poorly nourished