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Definition of underdeveloped
1 : not normally or adequately developed underdeveloped muscles underdeveloped film
2 : having a relatively low economic level of industrial production and standard of living (as from lack of capital) underdeveloped nations
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Examples of underdeveloped in a Sentence
The baby was born with underdeveloped lungs.
Recent Examples of underdeveloped from the Web
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But with underdeveloped and for the most part interchangeable characters, the book fails as imaginative fiction.
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Preemies are at high risk for respiratory infections because of their underdeveloped lungs, for example; the most dangerous is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which Layla's pediatrician gave her a special, but expensive, vaccine for.
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In much of the underdeveloped south youth unemployment hovers around 50 percent.
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An autopsy found Ginnifer died from complications of prematurity and underdeveloped lungs.
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His son, T.J., was born in 2012 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a complex congenital heart disease marked by an underdeveloped left ventricle and aorta that affects normal blood flow through the heart.
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But, at least in publicly available data, this case remains underdeveloped.
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The Seychelles, for example, has 1.3 million km² of ocean territory that remains largely underdeveloped.
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The games usually drop players into far-flung locations in the underdeveloped world, pitting them against warlords or drug kingpins in a bid for survival.
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First Known Use of underdeveloped
1892
UNDERDEVELOPED Defined for English Language Learners
underdeveloped
playDefinition of underdeveloped for English Language Learners
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: not developed to a normal size or strength
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of a country, society, etc. : having many poor people and few industries
Medical Dictionary
underdeveloped
playMedical Definition of underdeveloped
: not normally or adequately developed underdeveloped muscles underdeveloped lungs
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