innutrition

UK/ˌinnjuˈtrɪʃn/US/.inju:'triʃәn/

Definitions

Lack of adequate nutrition or nourishment

营养不足，营养缺乏

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

nutrfeed, nourish

-iconnector

-tionact, process, state

=innutrition

in- (not) + nutrition = 'lack of nutrition.' A rare, formal/medical word for insufficient nourishment; malnutrition is the far more common term in everyday and medical use. See nutrition.

Root nour still carries 21 more words

Example Sentences

1.
Older medical texts use innutrition where we now say malnutrition.

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