malnourishment


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mal·nour·ish·ment

(măl′nûr′ĭsh-mənt)
n.
Malnutrition.
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Noun 1. [画像:malnourishment - not having enough food to develop or function normally]malnourishment - not having enough food to develop or function normally
hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
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