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Vinony

malnutrition

noun

  1. medical condition that results from eating too little, too much, or the wrong nutrients
  2. cause to lack nutrients
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nutrition English malnutrition From mal- + nutrition.

  1. 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.”