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Noun: undernourishment  ,ún-du(r)'nur-ish-munt [N. Amer], ,ún-du(r)'nú-rish-munt [Brit]
  1. Not having enough food to develop or function normally
    "Chronic undernourishment stunted the children's growth";
    - malnourishment

Derived forms: undernourishments

Type of: hunger, hungriness

Encyclopedia: Undernourishment