Undernutrition
[uhn-der-noo-trish-uh n, -nyoo-] /ˌʌn dər nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu-/
noun
1.
nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it.
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