Malnutrition and Malnourishment

Malnutrition

Malnutrition noun - A state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods.
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Synonyms for Malnutrition

Malnourishment is a synonym for malnutrition in undernourishment topic. In some cases you can use "Malnourishment" instead a noun "Malnutrition", when it comes to topics like poor nutrition.

Malnourishment

Malnourishment noun - Not having enough food to develop or function normally.
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Synonyms for Malnourishment

Malnutrition is a synonym for malnourishment. You can use "Malnutrition" instead a noun "Malnourishment".
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Malnourishment and Malnutrition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malnutrition/malnourishment
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