Nutritional Health Vocabulary

verb to cause to become abnormally thin or weak, typically due to illness or lack of food

• The prolonged illness caused the patient to emaciate rapidly.
• She's been skipping meals and starting to emaciate.
• If you keep dieting like that, you're going to emaciate yourself.
• The lack of attention to detail will emaciate the project's chances of success.

noun a person who is considered to be below a healthy weight

adjective having a weight lower than what is considered normal or healthy

• The doctor diagnosed the patient as underweight and recommended a nutritionist.
• My friend is so underweight, she needs to eat more burgers.
• She's looking a bit underweight, maybe she should hit the gym more.
• The team's defense was underweight without their star player.

noun the consumption of feces, typically by animals

• Coprophagia is a behavior observed in some animal species where they consume feces.
• I read that coprophagia is actually a natural behavior in certain animals.
• Ew, did you know some animals engage in coprophagia?
• Metaphorically speaking, engaging in coprophagia means consuming negative thoughts and emotions.

noun a severe form of morning sickness during pregnancy characterized by persistent nausea and vomiting

• The patient was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness.
• My sister has been dealing with hyperemesis during her pregnancy and it's been really tough for her.
• I heard that morning sickness can sometimes turn into hyperemesis, which sounds awful.
• Dealing with that project was like having a case of hyperemesis - it was never-ending and exhausting.