malnourished
Example Sentences
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That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.
From MarketWatch
“In some clinics, every child who walks in is already malnourished.”
Farming was the main source of food and income for Ms Namtowe's family, and her six year-old daughter is now very hungry and malnourished, she told us.
From BBC
The owner of the veterinary clinic arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. and found the dog, which was “extremely malnourished,” infested with fleas and missing a tooth, Spitzer said.
From Los Angeles Times
It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.
From BBC
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