stunting
- noun
- /ˈstʌntɪŋ/
- Specialized
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desnutrición
- Poor nutrition can lead to stunting, which affects a child's overall growth and development.
- stunting of growth
Examples
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One reason is that childhood malaria, if survived, can cause stunting and brain damage, severely limiting adult earnings.
Blog text (3) -
Stunting of growth was evident in 38 percent of the children, and 36 percent were underweight.
Academic text (2005) -
The predicament of the rural poor is perhaps best captured by the evidence in Figure 4, which shows children's stunting rates by their families' wealth and location.
Academic text (2005) -
Of the various forms of malnutrition, stunting (nutritional dwarfing) is by far the most prevalent; about half the world's children are affected.
Academic text (1992) -
Children are especially vulnerable in slums because of low breastfeeding rates, under-nutrition, and poor sanitation, which predispose children to chronic diarrhea, stunting, and impaired cognitive development.
Academic text (2016) -
In many developing countries, stunting is a major concern as it hampers children's physical and cognitive abilities.
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The doctor explained that severe stunting could result from a long period of inadequate food intake during early childhood.
Synonyms
A condition in which a person is much shorter because of poor growth in childhood
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Stunting also comes from the verb stunt, which means 'to stop or slow growth'. Think of a child described as stunted — made smaller or shorter than expected — and you see why stunting means slowed or stopped growth.