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Meaning of "malnutrition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALNUTRITION

malnutrition  [ˌmælnjuːˈtrɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALNUTRITION

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malnutrition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALNUTRITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

malnutrition

Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess, or in the wrong proportions.[1][2] The verb form is "malnourish"; "malnourishment" is sometimes used instead of "malnutrition". A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under- or over-abundant in the diet. In most of the world, malnutrition is present in the form of under-nutrition, which is caused by a diet lacking adequate calories and protein[3][4] —not enough food, and of poor quality. Extreme undernourishment is starvation, and its symptoms and effects are inanition. While malnutrition is more common in less-developed countries, it is also present in industrialized countries. In wealthier nations it is more likely to be caused by unhealthy diets with excess energy, fats, and refined carbohydrates. A growing trend of obesity is now a major public health concern in lower socio-economic levels and in developing countries as well.[5] The World Health Organization has reported hunger and related malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world's public health.

Definition of malnutrition in the English dictionary

The definition of malnutrition in the dictionary is lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALNUTRITION


attrition
əˈtrɪʃən
biometrician
ˌbaɪəməˈtrɪʃən
cliometrician
ˌklaɪəʊməˈtrɪʃən
contrition
kənˈtrɪʃən
detrition
dɪˈtrɪʃən
dosimetrician
ˌdəʊsɪməˈtrɪʃən
econometrician
ɪˌkɒnəməˈtrɪʃən
electrician
ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən
geometrician
ˌdʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən
geriatrician
ˌdʒɛrɪəˈtrɪʃən
nutrition
njuːˈtrɪʃən
obstetrician
ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən
overnutrition
ˌəʊvənjuːˈtrɪʃən
paediatrician
ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən
patrician
pəˈtrɪʃən
pediatrician
ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən
psychometrician
ˌsaɪkəʊməˈtrɪʃən
sabermetrician
ˌseɪbəməˈtrɪʃən
supernutrition
ˌsuːpərnjuːˈtrɪʃən
undernutrition
ˌʌndənjuːˈtrɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALNUTRITION

malleus
mallophagous
Mallorca
mallow
mallowpuff
malm
malmag
malmsey
malmy
malnourished
maloccluded
malocclusion
malodorous
malodorously
malodorousness
malodour
malolactic
malonate
malonic acid
malonylurea

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALNUTRITION

accreditation
acquisition
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composition
condition
definition
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edition
exhibition
expedition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
opposition
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tradition
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Synonyms and antonyms of malnutrition in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «MALNUTRITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «malnutrition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of malnutrition

Translation of «malnutrition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALNUTRITION

Find out the translation of malnutrition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malnutrition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malnutrition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

营养不良
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desnutrición
570 millions of speakers

English

malnutrition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुपोषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سُوءُ الْتَغْذِيَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

истощение (вследствие недоедания)
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subnutrição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপুষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malnutrition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malnutrisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterernährung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

栄養不良
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영양 실조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malnutrisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy dinh dưỡng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊட்டச்சத்தின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुपोषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz beslenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denutrizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedożywienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоїдання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malnutriție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποσιτισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanvoeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undernäring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feilernæring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malnutrition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALNUTRITION»

The term «malnutrition» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALNUTRITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malnutrition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malnutrition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malnutrition

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10 QUOTES WITH «MALNUTRITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word malnutrition.
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies.
2
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Contaminated food is a major cause of diarrhea, substantially contributing to malnutrition and killing about 2.2 million people each year, most of them children.
3
Alex Comfort
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.
4
Cat Cora
Chronic malnutrition, or the lack of proper nutrition over time directly contributes to three times as many child deaths as food scarcity. Yet surprisingly, you don't really hear about this hidden crisis through the morning news, Twitter or headlines of major newspapers.
5
Deborah Cox
I really connect with those moments of doing missionary work down there and just seeing the people that are dying from disease and hunger and malnutrition.
6
Marian Wright Edelman
Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health problems, and poorer educational outcomes.
7
Dick Gregory
I went to Ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. And I realized that if you come through any American airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too.
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John Grierson
Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty.
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Jim Yong Kim
What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact.
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Nicholas D. Kristof
Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALNUTRITION»

Discover the use of malnutrition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malnutrition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disease-related Malnutrition: An Evidence-based Approach to ...
This book is unique in that it draws together the results of numerous different studies that demonstrate the benefits of nutritional support and provides an evidence base for it.
Rebecca J. Stratton, Ceri J. Green, Marinos Elia, 2003
2
Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: A ...
One in three preschool children in developing countries is undernourished.
Lisa C. Smith, Lawrence James Haddad, 2000
3
Malnutrition in the Elderly: A National Crisis: A Focus on ...
This manual combines basic principles & concepts with a simple approach & nutrition screening instruments to improve the nutritional status of the elderly & provide a higher quality of life.
Kathy Cope, 1996
4
Wasting Away: The Crisis of Malnutrition in India
"India no longer faces the famine and epidemics which kept life expectancy barely over 30 years at Independence.
Anthony R. Measham, Meera Chatterjee, 1999
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Malnutrition: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
6
Combating Malnutrition in Ethiopia: An Evidence-Based ...
Despite recent progress, malnutrition remains a severe problem in Ethiopia. This report provides the findings from an in-depth data-based analysis of malnutrition in Ethiopia and its causes.
Andrew Sunil Rajkumar, Christopher Gaukler, Jessica Tilahun, 2011
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The Double Burden of Malnutrition: Case Studies from Six ...
This publication explores the situation of the double burden of malnutrition in six geographically and culturally diverse case study countries and presents conclusions and recommendations from a follow-up workshop with the case study ...
‎2006
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The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia: Causes, ...
This book is the first comprehensive assessment of nutrition in Asia, a region that has the largest concentration of global malnutrition.
Stuart R. Gillespie, Stuart Gillespie, Lawrence Haddad, 2003
9
Malnutrition in Afghanistan: Scale, Scope, Causes, and ...
Malnutrition in Afghanistan analyses the very high rates of malnutrition amongst women and children in the country and provides the outline of a comprehensive nutrition action plan.
‎2011
10
Malnutrition
Those Who Do Not Know Their Opponent's Arguments Do Not Completely Understand Their Own.
Margaret Haerens, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALNUTRITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malnutrition is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Pakistan, countering malnutrition among the most vulnerable …
High rates of child mortality – largely due to acute malnutrition – pose a major challenge for local authorities, humanitarian organizations and ... «UNICEF, Jul 15»
2
Elderly patient dies after weeks of malnutrition | NZNews | 3 News
A elderly man died after being left without enough food and water for nearly two weeks in a hospital, an investigation has found. Health and ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
3
UNICEF figures based on old data, malnutrition down by 25%, says …
CM's statement that state has witnessed decline in malnutrition came amid claims and counter-claims over yet-to-be released UNICEF's Rapid ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Waterborne, malnutrition related diseases waning | The Daily Star
Recurrence of waterborne and malnutrition related diseases and related deaths have been reduced to the minimum in rural areas in Rangpur ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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CHI Limited, Tetra Pak partner to fight child malnutrition - Daily Trust
As part of efforts to alleviate malnutrition among the country's children, the joint initiative between CHI Limited & Tetra Pak will develop feasible ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
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Patient dies after weeks of malnutrition
Hospital staff failed to properly look after an 89-year-old patient who refused to eat and take medication, the health watchdog says. «NZCity, Jul 15»
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SALFORD MALNUTRITION RATES DOUBLE TO HIGHEST IN …
Rates of malnutrition in Salford have almost doubled over the last four years, and are now the highest rates in Greater Manchester and almost ... «Salford Star, Jul 15»
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Malnutrition conquered in Luampa - Daily Mail
KATUNDA Rural Health Centre in Luampa district of Western Province has not recorded cases of malnutrition in the last two years. «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Treating malnutrition among cancer patients - Prescription nutrition …
Each year, some 100,000 cancer patients die from malnutrition in German hospitals - a little-known statistic. They end up starving to death ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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When Abundance of Food Does Not Reduce Malnutrition
According to Moses Mutabazi, the Kisoro District nutrition specialist, one of the causes of malnutrition in south western Uganda is selling off all ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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