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stunting versus wasting
STUN-ting VER-sus WAY-sting
ˈstʌntɪŋ ˈvɜːrsəs ˈweɪstɪŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
stuntingversuswasting
Dictionary meaning
the two principal anthropometric indicators of child malnutrition: stunting measures chronic undernutrition via height-for-age and reflects cumulative deprivation over time, while wasting measures acute undernutrition via weight-for-height and reflects recent or current food insecurity or illness; both increase childhood mortality risk and a child may suffer from both simultaneously
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