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overnutrition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)njuːˈtɹɪʃən/

Etymology

From over- + nutrition.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism.

Antonyms

undernutrition

Hypernyms

malnutrition

Relateds

overnutritional

Translations (6)

ru перееда́ние (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) · fi yliravitsemus (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) · ja 栄養過多 (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) · fr suralimentation (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) · cmn 營養過剩 /营养过剩 (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) · de Überernährung (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied)