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malnutrition

noun [U]
 
 
/ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪ.ʃən/ US  /-nuː-/

Definition

physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health: Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.Diets and dieting
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