malnutrition

Malnutrition is defined as poor health as the result of not digesting enough nutritious food.

(noun)

An example of a case of malnutrition is a family starving because they cannot afford any food.

See malnutrition in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

inadequate nutrition; poor nourishment resulting from insufficient food, improper diet, etc.

See malnutrition in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.

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