malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
ˌmal-ˈnər-isht 
-ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished sense 1
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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An anguished call from a Los Gatos pediatrician about a malnourished infant in late 1974 spurred Teresa Asquith into action and brought Mothers’ Milk Bank California into reality.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Israel’s war in Gaza has depleted the territory’s health system, leaving staff unable to treat malnourished children.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 10 July 2024
The pups arrive skinny and malnourished, receive care and medical treatment and are released.
—Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Severely malnourished children are emaciated and typically lethargic or even unconscious, have cold hands, a rapid pulse, low blood pressure, and may be close to dying.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Israel’s war in Gaza has depleted the territory’s health system, leaving staff unable to treat malnourished children.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 10 July 2024
The pups arrive skinny and malnourished, receive care and medical treatment and are released.
—Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Severely malnourished children are emaciated and typically lethargic or even unconscious, have cold hands, a rapid pulse, low blood pressure, and may be close to dying.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malnourished. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht
-ˈnə-risht
: poorly nourished : undernourished
Medical Definition
malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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