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Glossary of terms
Welfare
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈwel.feər/ US /ˈwel.fer/
welfare noun [U] (HELP)
help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
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welfare noun [U] (HEALTH AND HAPPINESS)
physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person
UK After her month's sick leave, she was summoned to see the company's welfare officer
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UK /ˈwelfeər/ US
the general state of health or degree of success of a person, business, country, etc
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Their GDP figures look good, but perhaps at a cost to their overall economic welfare
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Undernourishment
noun [ U ]. UK/ˌʌn.dəˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt/ US/ˌʌn.dɚˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt/
The condition of not eating enough food to continue to be in good health
Example. Chronic undernourishment, poor hygiene and the harsh weather threatened the lives of everyone.
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More examples
The urban poor in food importing countries will require increased humanitarian aid to stave off hunger and undernourishment.
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Undernourishment is defined as food consumption insufficient to meet minimum levels of dietary energy requirements.
Receiving
Receive.
Verb
UK /rɪˈsiːv/ US /rɪˈsiv/
present participle receiving | past tense and past participle received.
receive verb [T] (GET)
to get or be given something
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To react to something or someone in a particular way that shows how you feel about it, him, or her:
The speech was well/warmly/coldly, etc. received by the conference delegates.
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Drawback
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noun [ C ]
UK /ˈdrɔːbæk/ US
a disadvantage, or the negative part of a situation, product, etc
A drawback for some savers is that the bond has a minimum investment of £10,000
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Syndemic
The syndemic concept also assumes biological synergisms that may vary from changes in blood biochemical markers or damage to organ systems caused by one pathogenic agent facilitating the spread of or impact on another agent, to gene mixing among pathogenic agents
Lastly, the term syndemic also emphasizes the relevance of biological , social , environmental and political factors in the health of individuals and populations. Stress is a common pathway through which these social, environmental and political determinants affect the syndemics of health and disease
The term syndemic, at its simplest level, refers to two or more epidemics interacting synergistically and contributing, as a result of their interaction, to the clustering of excess burden of disease in a location or population, more than just the sum of both