When someone is malnourished, they are not getting the necessary nutrients to stay healthy. This can cause a number of health problems, including problems with their immune system.
The child is malnourished and has a high fever.
The village is malnourished and has a high rate of illness.
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not being provided with adequate nourishment
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Many in the area are malnourished, and are prone to malaria.
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One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished.
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Plenty of people are malnourished in all nations.
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He's thin and looks rather malnourished.
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The picture is the manipulation of a malnourished African child.
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A staggering 45 percent of the population is considered malnourished.
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Babits concludes that they reached the battlefield exhausted and malnourished.
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It is commonly seen in malnourished individuals and chronic alcoholics.
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He was repeatedly beaten and became severely malnourished.
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When he was finally released, he was malnourished.