malnutrition

Noun
  1. A state of poor nutrition;
    Can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods (synset 114223182)
    is a type of: deficiency disease - any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
    subtypes:
    • avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
    • kwashiorkor - severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
    • marasmus - extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

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