undernutrition

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ nutrition.

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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

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