Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.
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Malnutrition
/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
Synonyms for "malnutrition" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(2 words)
caloric excessdeficiency
Strong matches (11)
dermatitisdietary deficiencygoitergreensicknesskeratomalaciakwashiorkorlombardy leprosymaidismnight blindness
Noun(2 words)
nutrient deficiencynutritional deficiency
Related words (18)
Noun(7 words)
osteomalaciaosteoporosispellagrapernicious anemiaprotein deficiencyrachitisricketsscurvystrumavitamin deficiencyxerophthalmia
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More general
3 entriesdeficiency diseasehealth conditionpublic health issue
More specific
7 entriesiron deficiency anemiakwashiorkormetabolic syndromeobesityprotein energy malnutritionstuntingwasting
Collocations
5 entriesmalnutrition burdenmalnutrition interventionsmalnutrition prevalencemalnutrition ratesmalnutrition surveillance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
One third of children who die before the age of 5 die from malnutrition.
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Any one of us could suffer from malnutrition without being aware of it!
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Any one of us could suffer from malnutrition without knowing it!
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