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Definition of malnutrition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

malnutrition

noun
 
/ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn/
 
/ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food compare nutritionTopics Social issuesc2, Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • severe
    • acute
    • chronic
    • …
    verb + malnutrition
    • suffer
    • suffer from
    • die from
    • …
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