malnutrition
Definitions
A poor physical condition caused by not having enough food or the right kind of food
营养不良
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmal- (bad) + nutrition (feeding) = 'bad feeding.' Malnutrition is the condition of being poorly fed — either too little food, or food lacking the right nutrients. Note it covers both under- and imbalanced feeding, not only starvation.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.severe malnutrition严重营养不良
- 2.suffer from malnutrition遭受营养不良
- 3.chronic malnutrition慢性营养不良
- 4.child malnutrition儿童营养不良
Example Sentences
- 1.
Severe malnutrition can permanently stunt a child's growth.
- 2.
Aid workers are battling malnutrition in the refugee camps.
- 3.
Both poverty and disease can lead to malnutrition.
Easily Confused
malnutrition vs malnourishment — Nearly synonyms. malnutrition is the standard medical/scientific term (the nutr- branch), used in reports and statistics. malnourishment (the nour- branch) is a touch more everyday and describes the state of an individual body. In practice use malnutrition for the condition/problem at large, malnourished/malnourishment when describing a specific person.