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undernourishment

noun as in malnutrition

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Example Sentences

It was a pretty, young face, but pale and thin from undernourishment.

Her body was lean, but whether from exercise or undernourishment he couldn't be sure.

Premature old age, due to overwork and undernourishment, is on its way to be proceeded against as a record of social neglect.

It has been shown that during the period of infancy undernourishment must be extreme to occasion stunting of growth in length.

Eating sweets instead of other food is also bad and a cause of undernourishment.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to undernourishment, such as: anorexia, atrophy, attenuation, boniness, consumption, and malnutrition.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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