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Malnutrition
Malnutrition Poor nourishment resulting from an inadequate or improper diet.
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Diet
In nutrition, the diet is the sum of the food consumed by a body. Proper nutrition for a human requires vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fuel in the form of carbohydrates and fats. Imbalances between the consumed fuels and expended energy results in either starvation or excessive reserves of adipose tissue, or body fat
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Malady
Illness.
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Deliberate exaggeration of the symptoms of an illness or injury for gain. For example, pretending to be ill in order to escape duty or work.
Malleolus
The rounded bony prominence on either side of the ankle.
Malleus
A small bone in the middle ear, often called the hammer.
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Malunion
Improper healing of the pieces of a broken bone.
Mammary
Having to do with the breast.
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A mental disorder. Characterized by extreme excitement and energy.
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A mental disorder marked by alternating periods of excitability and depression. Also called bipolar affective disorder.
Mastoid
A bony, rounded projection of the skull located behind each ear.
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