undernutrition

English

Etymology

under- +‎ nutrition

Pronunciation

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Noun

undernutrition (uncountable)

1. Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.

   Antonym: overnutrition

   Hypernym: malnutrition

Translations

inadequate nutrition

• Finnish: aliravitsemus (fi)
• Polish: niedożywienie (pl) n

See also

• malnutrition