malnutrition

n.

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(Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food intake.

Noun

1.

malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

Pronunciation: (mal-noo-TRISH-un)

A condition caused by not eating enough food or not eating a balanced diet.

Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, dietary deficiency, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia