malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən 
-nyu̇-
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
Recent Examples on the Web
Doctors and health officials say children have already begun to die of malnutrition.
—
Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
By then, the Yanomami were enduring a crisis, with malaria, hunger, and infant malnutrition spreading widely; hundreds of children had died.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Gaza health officials say at least 23 children have died from malnutrition.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
At least 27 people, mostly children, have died from malnutrition and dehydration in the north, according to the Health Ministry.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The United Nations said late last month that one in six children under 2 in northern Gaza was suffering acute malnutrition.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Nearly one in three children under 2 years old in the isolated north have acute malnutrition, the United Nations children's agency said Friday.
—Samy Magdy, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Most people in the north don't have access to hospitals, and experts fear the actual numbers of malnutrition are much higher.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Medical services were further disrupted in an area where children are already dying of malnutrition.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
By then, the Yanomami were enduring a crisis, with malaria, hunger, and infant malnutrition spreading widely; hundreds of children had died.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Gaza health officials say at least 23 children have died from malnutrition.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
At least 27 people, mostly children, have died from malnutrition and dehydration in the north, according to the Health Ministry.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The United Nations said late last month that one in six children under 2 in northern Gaza was suffering acute malnutrition.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Nearly one in three children under 2 years old in the isolated north have acute malnutrition, the United Nations children's agency said Friday.
—Samy Magdy, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Most people in the north don't have access to hospitals, and experts fear the actual numbers of malnutrition are much higher.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Medical services were further disrupted in an area where children are already dying of malnutrition.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
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malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən
: faulty nutrition especially due to inadequate intake of nutrients
Medical Definition
malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
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