Meaning of MALNUTRITION
| Pronunciation: | | `malnoo'trishun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods |
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| | See Also: | | avitaminosis, deficiency disease, hypovitaminosis, kwashiorkor, marasmus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mal`nu*tri"tion\, n. [Mal- + nutrition.]
(Physiol.)
Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
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| | Definition: | | Deficiency of nourishment in the body due to lack of healthful food or improper digestion and distribution of nutrients. |
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| | Related Terms: | | anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, dietary deficiency, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, Lombardy leprosy, maidism, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia |
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