malnutrition

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ nutrition.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

malnutrition (usually uncountable, plural malnutritions)

  1. A lack of adequate nourishment.
    Hyponyms: undernutrition, overnutrition
    • 2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host[1], →ISBN, page 275:
      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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Translations

French

Etymology

From mal- +‎ nutrition.

Pronunciation

Noun

malnutrition f (plural malnutritions)

  1. malnutrition

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