malnutrition
/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
Related words
Descendant words
- malnutritio(Finnish) (cog)
- malanutrisi(Indonesian) (clq)
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