undernutrition

[ uhn-der-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo- ]

noun

1. nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undernutrition¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; under- + nutrition

Example Sentences

Their immune systems are generally weaker, especially if undernutrition is in the mix.

From Slate

The research model created by UVA's Carrie A. Cowardin, PhD, and colleagues provides a more sophisticated way to study the effects of undernutrition on the microbiome, the microbes that naturally live inside the gut, and, in turn, on growth and the immune system.

From Science Daily

A new tool developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition that contributes to almost half of all deaths of children under 5.

From Science Daily

This new model of "intergenerational colonization," they determined, better mimicked the effect of undernutrition during early childhood.

From Science Daily

That suggests Cowardin's new approach offers a better way to study childhood undernutrition.

From Science Daily