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单词 undernutrition
释义

undernutrition

noun

un·​der·​nu·​tri·​tion ˌən-dər-nu̇-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce undernutrition (audio)
-nyu̇-
: deficient bodily nutrition due to inadequate food intake or faulty assimilation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The term refers to both undernutrition (food deprivation) and overnutrition (excessive food consumption with regards to energy requirements). CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 Little walks readers through the many complex threats to our food supply, including industrial agriculture’s role in waste, undernutrition and overconsumption; agricultural consolidation; and the harm to biodiversity. Amanda Little, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019 That equates to about one in five children in the entire country, according to Willemot, and about 12% of the global cases of this most dangerous type of undernutrition. Nick Turse, Teen Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018 Many of them were children, suffering from undernutrition. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Many of them were children, suffering from undernutrition. Denise Gellene, New York Times, 1 July 2018 As for nutritional deficiencies, about 95,000 additional deaths due to childhood undernutrition are projected for 2030, according to the WHO. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 May 2018 That equates to about one in five children in the entire country, according to Willemot, and about 12% of the global cases of this most dangerous type of undernutrition. Nick Turse, Teen Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018 Many of them were children, suffering from undernutrition. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

undernutrition

noun

un·​der·​nu·​tri·​tion -n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce undernutrition (audio)
: deficient bodily nutrition due to inadequate food intake or faulty assimilation

called also hyponutrition

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