verb
definition
To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
adjective
definition
Suffering from malnutrition
Examples of malnourished in a Sentence
She's malnourished and dehydrated, Wynn said.
Along with the water loss, the body is denied glucose and other nutrients, leaving it a little malnourished.
Children who are malnourished or have weakened immune systems may be severely affected and death can result.
A third of all children under the age of five are seriously malnourished.
He, therefore, tries to save on food and gets malnourished.
Approximately half of the 10.4 million children who die each year are malnourished.
All these factors have undermined food crop yields, leaving the local communities malnourished.
Medical staff reported that all children coming to the health center were at least moderately malnourished.
And already malnourished people could be deprived of food if charities cannot get in to ensure the distribution of vital supplies.
The scandal of malnourished older people in hospital Four out of 10 older people admitted to hospital are malnourished older people in hospital Four out of 10 older people admitted to hospital are malnourished on arrival.
Anorexics who are not severely malnourished can be treated by outpatient psychotherapy.
More than 800 million of us are chronically malnourished.
Normal doses in the severely malnourished may lead to toxicity.
Is it fair to starve us to death and then complain that your pound of flesh looks malnourished?
They frequently develop foot and hoof problems, are malnourished, become parasite ridden and wear poorly fitting harnesses.
Underweight, malnourished teenagers (such as those with an eating disorder) have an increased risk of osteoporosis and may not have menstrual periods.
Children who are malnourished may be skinny or bloated and may be short for their age (stunted).
Your husband won't become malnourished from an occasional fast-food dinner.
Hence, the individual becomes malnourished and sickly.
If left unchecked, you may become malnourished which will be reflected in your blood chemistry.
As villi damage increases, the patient becomes malnourished, no matter how much food he or she consumes.
Of these, 45 children were very malnourished, five of which died leaving 40 children who were nursed back to health.
In addition, if a woman's body is malnourished, it will divert energy and vitamins to help the baby grow.
These results, however, must be carefully interpreted because normal laboratory values for IGF-1 vary when the patient is pregnant, is pubescent, is elderly, or is severely malnourished.
Malnourished infants and children may develop rickets, a severe vitamin D deficiency that results in bone pain, malformed bones, and poor dental health.
People who weigh less than 70 percent of the average weight of persons of the same age and gender are considered to be malnourished.
Restricting lactose (milk and milk products) is usually not necessary but may be helpful in a child with a severe intestinal disease or diarrhea in a malnourished child.