undernutrition
undernutrition noun: inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
Noun
undernutrition (uncountable)
- Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
- Researchers exploring paleosyndemics […] offer new ways to interpret co-occurring diseases such as leprosy and plague epidemics in medieval Europe, or the relationship between mal- or undernutrition and infectious disease, or socio-economic oppression and chronic disease.2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 7
- Antonyms:
- overnutrition
undernutrition meaning in Tamil
undernutrition in Tamil
- ஊட்டக்குறை
Antonyms of undernutrition
Origin of undernutrition
From under- + nutrition.
Questions about undernutrition
- What does undernutrition mean?
- Undernutrition means inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
- What is undernutrition in Tamil?
- Undernutrition in Tamil is ஊட்டக்குறை. See Undernutrition meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is undernutrition?
- Undernutrition is a noun.
Words near undernutrition in the dictionary
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