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malnutrition

/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A lack of adequate nourishment.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nutrition English malnutrition From mal- + nutrition.

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