malnutrition
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1. a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | deficiency disease, |
| definition | : | any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | kwashiorkor, |
| definition | : | severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | marasmus, |
| definition | : | extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders (noun.state) |
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