starvation meaning
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- starvation. noun star·va·tion \staer-stär-ˈvā\. Shən. : tweet suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to: eat the condition of someone who is. starving
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- • Lies under the sternum, slightly to the left; extends from 1 rib to space between 5 & 6 ribs. • Deoxygenated blood -> right atrium tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Survival. Survival is the fourth and final serial of the 26th season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts, weekly, from 22 November to 6 December 1989.
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- Full Definition of NUTRITION. 1. : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically: the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances. 2.
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Extinction In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively.
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malnutrition poor nourishment resulting from improper diet or from some defect in metabolism that prevents the body from using its food properly. Extreme malnutrition may lead to starvation. Although poverty is still the major cause of malnutrition, the condition is by no means confined to the underdeveloped parts of the world.
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- Tobramycin injection is used to treat serious bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. Tobramycin belongs to the class of medicines known as aminoglycoside antibiotics.It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth.his systematic review evaluated evidence for two dry powder formulations, colistimethate sodium and tobramycin, for the treatment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis, as part of the UK national recommendation process for new technologies.
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desperate Desperate means having lost all hope.. If you are desperate for food, it means you are starving, possibly about to die. If you are in a desperate situation, it means things are really, really bad.
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Definitions &Translations A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed).
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- starving adj adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. (having no food) (literal) hambriento/a adj adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo (casa grande, mujer alta). famélico/a adj adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo.
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Definitions &Translations Extinction In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point.
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extinction Learner's definition of EXTINCTION. : the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) has died out completely. [noncount]. the extinction of all life in the region. Several bird species are threatened with extinction. = Several bird species are on the brink of extinction.
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- meal noun (FOOD) A1 [ C ] an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion: a hot meal. a three-course meal. a heavy (= large) meal. a light (= small) meal. I have my main meal at midday.
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starvation- definition and synonyms This is the British English definition of starvation. View American English definition of starvation. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for starvation.
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nutrition Definition of nutrition. 1  1 : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically : the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances foods that are necessary for human nutrition. 2  2 : nourishment 1 … get adequate nutrition both before and during the race.
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- Starvation is, in essence, the prolonged absence of nutrition, and is sometimes found in medical texts under 'inanition' or 'anorexia.' The result is emaciation.
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Estoppel the ingredients for a proprietary estoppel should include, in principle, a proprietary claim made by a claimant and an answer to that claim based on some fact, or point of mixed fact and law, which the person against whom the claim was made could be estopped from asserting.n estoppel by representation [of fact] will arise between A and B if the following elements are made out. First, A makes a false representation of fact to B or to a group of which B was a member.
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hunger Medical Definition of hunger. 1  1: a craving, desire, or urgent need for food. 2  2: an uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the lack of food and resulting directly from stimulation of the sensory nerves of the stomach by the contraction and churning movement of the empty stomach.
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Famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every inhabited continent in the world has experienced a period of famine throughout history.
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extinction extinction. n. 1. the act of making extinct or the state of being extinct. 2. the act of extinguishing or the state of being extinguished.
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The Starvation Myth The Starvation Myth. The idea that not eating enough causes the body to stop losing weight because it goes into starvation mode is a popular myth among dieters. Restricting calories during weight loss lowers metabolism1 because the body becomes more efficient, requiring fewer calories to perform the necessary daily functions for survival.
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Definitions &Translations Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.
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- Freebase. Imminent Starvation. Imminent is a Belgian musical project formerly, and still commonly known as Imminent Starvation. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.
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2016 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics World hunger refers to the second definition, aggregated to the world level. The related technical term (in this case operationalized in medicine) is either malnutrition, or, if malnutrition is taken to refer to both undernutrition and overnutrition (obesity, overweight) as it increasingly is, undernutrition.
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Starvation Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake needed to maintain human life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition.In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death. The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation.tarvation may also be used as a means of torture or execution. According to the World Health Organization, hunger is the single gravest threat to the world's public health. The WHO also states that malnutrition is by far the biggest contributor to child mortality, present in half of all cases.
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- Inside the Soviet Union, a person could be arrested for even using the word 'famine' or 'hunger' or 'starvation' in a sentence. The Soviets bolstered their famine denial by duping members of the foreign press and international celebrities through carefully staged photo opportunities in the Soviet Union and the Ukraine.