Look up: Malnutrition

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   malnutrition
   [n] - a state of poor nutrition
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   Malnutrition
   The state of having a diet that does not provide the correct balance of food groups for a healthy body.
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   malnutrition
   faulty nutrition Category: Medicine
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   Malnutrition
   Mal`nu·tri'tion noun [ Mal- + nutrition .] (Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
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   malnutrition
   Faulty or inadequate nutrition. Under nourishment. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   malnutrition
   noun a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
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   Malnutrition
   `Malnutrition` is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to `undernutrition` resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients, but the term can also encompass overnutrition, resulting from overeating or excessive intake of specific nutrients. An individual will experience malnutrition if the appropriate amount of, or quality of nutrients compris...
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   malnutrition
   (mal″noo-trish´әn) poor nourishment resulting from an inadequate or improper diet or from some defect in metabolism that prevents the body from using its food properly. Extreme malnutrition may lead to starvation. Although poverty is still the major cause of malnutrition, anyone can become undernourished by seriou...
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   Malnutrition
   • (n.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
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    malnutrition
    physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that does not supply normal quantities of all nutrients) or from a ... [12 related articles]
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    malnutrition
    malnutrition Inadequate nutrition.
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    malnutrition
    Faulty nutrition resulting from malabsorption, poor diet, or overeating.
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    malnutrition
    Inadequate nutrition, especially in children, which may involve all or parts of the diet (marasmus), or may be predominantly of proteins (kwashiorkor) or vitamins (pellagra, beriberi, scurvy). In marasmus, essential factors for metabolism are derived from the breakdown of body tissues; extreme wasti...
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    Malnutrition
    Poor nourishment of the body resulting from insufficient food, improper diet, a metabolic abnormality that causes weight loss and fatigue. Maternal malnutrition may be a factor in an fetus that is considered small-for-gestational age.
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    malnutrition
    malnutrition, insufficiency of one or more nutritional elements necessary for health and well-being. Primary malnutrition is caused by the lack of essential foodstuffs—usually vitamins, minerals, or proteins—in the diet. In some areas of the world a poor economy or such regional conditio...
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