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Word entry · 12 letters

malnutrition

Best crossword clue

"Poor nourishment"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted aiilmnnorttuStarts with MEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2A3L4N5U6T7R8I9T10I11O12N

Definitions

  1. Poor health caused by inadequate or unbalanced food.

Word origin

From mal- + nutrition.

Used in a sentence

  • It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.

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