Definition of malnutrition
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
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Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
1862
First Known Use of malnutrition
1862
MALNUTRITION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poor nutrition
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: a condition of weakness and poor health that results from not eating enough food or from eating food without the proper nutrients
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