undernourishment
noun[U]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt/theconditionof noteatingenoughfoodtocontinueto be in goodhealth:
营养不良Chronicundernourishment,poorhygieneand theharshweatherthreatenedthelivesof everyone.长期的营养不良、卫生条件差和恶劣的天气威胁着每个人的生命。
Maternal undernourishment canresultinfetalgrowthretardationandunderweightbabies.孕产妇营养不良会导致胎儿生长迟缓和婴儿体重不足。
- Theurbanpoorinfoodimportingcountrieswillrequireincreasedhumanitarianaidtostaveoffhungerand undernourishment.
- Heimaginedtheslowlyincreasingundernourishment ofEuropein the latemiddleages.
- Undernourishment isdefinedasfoodconsumptioninsufficienttomeetminimumlevelsofdietaryenergyrequirements.
Not fit & healthy
- ailing
- be at death's dooridiom
- bed
- clinically obese
- complain ofsomething
- critical list
- deconditioned
- hollow
- hollow-eyed
- rough
- sick
- sickly
- unwell
- unwholesomeness
- wabbit
- wan
- wanly
- worn
- wretched
- wretchedness
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