Definition of Malnutrition

1. Noun. A state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods.

Generic synonyms: Deficiency Disease
Specialized synonyms: Avitaminosis, Hypovitaminosis, Kwashiorkor, Marasmus

Definition of Malnutrition

1. n. Faulty or imperfect nutrition.

Definition of Malnutrition

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Medical Definition of Malnutrition

1. Faulty or inadequate nutrition. Under nourishment. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malnutrition

malma
malmag
malmag
malmags
malmier
malmiest
Malmo
malms
malmsey
malmseys
malmy
malnourish
malnourished
malnourishment
malnutrition (current term)
malnutrition (current term)
malnutritions
malocclusion
malocclusion
malocclusions
malodor
malodorous
malodorously
malodorousness
malodors
malodour
malodourous
malodours
malolactic
malonamidase

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