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malnutrition [mal-noo-trish-uh n, -nyoo-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for malnutrition on Thesaurus.com noun
Origin of malnutrition First recorded in 1860–65; mal- + nutrition Related Words for malnutrition starvation, hunger, malnourishment, bulimia Examples from the Web for malnutrition Contemporary Examples of malnutrition
“One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity
William O’Connor
December 27, 2014
Figueroa told The Daily Beast that her husband indeed was stabbed and he is also anemic from malnutrition.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?
Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 5, 2014
While food is distributed to families, children living on the UN base in Bentiu continue to struggle with malnutrition.
‘There was no food, no more water lilies’
Crystal Wells
October 31, 2014
A nation that not 20 years ago was struggling with malnutrition, Brazil is now waging an all-too-familiar battle of the bulge.
Meet the Chef Fighting to Ensure That Brazilians Will Never Be as Fat as Americans
Brandon Presser
June 25, 2014
Starvation and diseases arising from malnutrition were daily worries.
Michael Maiello
October 15, 2011
Historical Examples of malnutrition
Malnutrition or anemia are also conditions which greatly disturb sleep.
William S. Sadler
Country children have adenoids, bad teeth, and malnutrition.
William H. Allen
Malnutrition of the trees may result also in the production of oily beans.
William H. Ukers
This is claimed by Knowles, however, to be due to malnutrition.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease
Albert Cornelius Crawford
In a month they were already thinning down from malnutrition and strain.
Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for malnutrition malnutrition noun
- lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation
Word Origin and History for malnutrition n.
malnutrition in Medicine malnutrition [măl′nōō-trĭsh′ən] n.
- Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.
malnutrition in Science malnutrition [măl′nōō-trĭsh′ən]
- Poor nutrition caused by an insufficient, oversufficient, or poorly balanced diet or by a medical condition, such as chronic diarrhea, resulting in inadequate digestion or utilization of foods.
malnutrition in Culture malnutrition
Inadequate nutrition caused by the lack of a balanced diet or by disorders of the digestive system in which the nutrients from food cannot be absorbed properly.