栄養失調
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
malnutrition; nutritional deficiency
Medical and general term for a state of poor nutrition, often due to insufficient or unbalanced food intake. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
Malnutrition is a serious problem in developing countries.
Support is needed for children suffering from malnutrition.
Usage patterns
- 栄養失調になるto develop/become malnourished
During the war, many children became malnourished.
- 栄養失調で死ぬto die of malnutrition
In that village, children kept dying of malnutrition.
- 栄養失調の〈人〉a malnourished person (using の to modify a noun)
Malnourished children were brought to the hospital.
- 栄養失調に陥るto fall into a state of malnutrition
He fell into malnutrition during his long illness.