malnutrición

Definitions of malnutrición
  1. noun
    a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    synonyms: desnutrición
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    avitaminosis
    any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
    avitaminosis B1, beriberi
    avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
    pelagra
    a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
    raquitis, raquitismo
    childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
    escorbuto
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
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