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Word comparison: malnutrition vs. undernutrition
malnutrition vs. undernutrition
malnutrition
noun
lack of proper
nutrition
; inadequate or unbalanced
nutrition
.
undernutrition
noun
nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it.