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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
mal·nu·tri·tion

 \\ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən, -nyu̇-\\ noun
 DATE  1862
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
English Etymology
malnutrition
  1862, from mal- + nutrition.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
malnutrition
mal·nu·tri·tion 7mAlnju:5triFnNAmE -nu:- / noun[U]
   a poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food
   营养不良
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nutrition
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


malnutrition 
nou
ADJ. severe | chronic | child 

VERB + MALNUTRITION suffer (from) | die from/of

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
mal·nutrition
\| ̷ ̷+\ noun
Etymology: mal- (I) + nutrition
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization

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