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Malnourished vs Hypophosphatemia - What's the difference?

malnourished | hypophosphatemia |

As an adjective malnourished

is suffering from malnutrition.

As a noun hypophosphatemia is

an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

malnourished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • suffering from malnutrition

    • Synonyms

    * underfed * undernourished

    Antonyms

    * well-fed

    Related terms

    * malnutrition

    hypophosphatemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hypophosphataemia

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypophosphatemia)
  • (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

    • See also

    * phosphaturia