malnutrition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nutrition English malnutrition From mal- + nutrition.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A lack of adequate nourishment.
It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.
2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host, →ISBN, page 275:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malnutritions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
malnutritional · muesli belt malnutrition
Translations (37)
da fejlernæring (lack of adequate nourishment) · cs podvýživa (lack of adequate nourishment) · ja 栄養失調 (lack of adequate nourishment) · nn underernæring (lack of adequate nourishment) · nb underernæring (lack of adequate nourishment) · ms malnutrisi (lack of adequate nourishment) · fi aliravitsemus (lack of adequate nourishment) · pt desnutrição (lack of adequate nourishment) · nb feilernæring (lack of adequate nourishment) · ms malpemakanan (lack of adequate nourishment) · my အာဟာရချို့တဲ့ခြင်း (lack of adequate nourishment) · de Unterernährung (lack of adequate nourishment) · ru недоеда́ние (lack of adequate nourishment) · ca desnutrició (lack of adequate nourishment) · de Mangelernährung (lack of adequate nourishment) · uk недоїда́ння (lack of adequate nourishment) · ka კვების უკმარისობა (lack of adequate nourishment) · fi virheravitsemus (lack of adequate nourishment) · ar سُوء تَغْذِيَة (lack of adequate nourishment) · sv undernäring (lack of adequate nourishment) · it denutrizione (lack of adequate nourishment) · pl niedożywienie (lack of adequate nourishment) · id malanutritisi (lack of adequate nourishment) · mg tsifanjariantsakafo (lack of adequate nourishment) · ko 영양실조 (lack of adequate nourishment) · hu alultápláltság (lack of adequate nourishment) · nl ondervoeding (lack of adequate nourishment) · es malnutrición (lack of adequate nourishment) · id defisiensi nutrisi (lack of adequate nourishment) · el υποσιτισμός (lack of adequate nourishment) · hi कुपोषण (lack of adequate nourishment) · hy թերասնում (lack of adequate nourishment) · bg недохранване (lack of adequate nourishment) · fr malnutrition (lack of adequate nourishment) · cmn 營養不良 /营养不良 (lack of adequate nourishment) · da underernæring (lack of adequate nourishment) · tr yetersiz beslenme (lack of adequate nourishment)