Relating to or characterized by poor nutrition or malnutrition; caused by inadequate nourishment.
From 'cacotrophia' with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. This allows the nutritional condition to be described as a property of various medical states or organisms.
The adjective form 'cacotrophic' is particularly useful in ecology and biology—scientists use it to describe organisms in cacotrophic conditions, like plants struggling in poor soil.
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