Malnutrition Synonyms

mălno͝o-trĭshən, -nyo͝o-
The state of being sick
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scurvy
  2. starvation
  3. beriberi
  4. consumption
  5. cachexia
  6. emaciation
  7. kwashiorkor
  8. rickets
  9. tabescence

Words Related to Malnutrition

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. hunger
  2. illness
  3. malnourishment
  4. under-nutrition
  5. undernutrition
  6. protein-deficiency
  7. obesity
  8. protein-energy
  9. chronic-ill-health
  10. under-nourishment
  11. mortality
  12. hunger-related

Malnutrition Sentence Examples

  • Where the malnutrition is the effect of poorness in the quality of the blood, the results are of course more widespread.

  • The agency is treating up to 3,500 children with acute severe malnutrition each month.

  • People can prevent malnutrition by getting adequate nutrition.

  • I thought he had malnutrition, but in fact he had full-blown Aids.

  • Malnutrition that affects pigment characteristics and production.

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