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Important words and their meanings


Analyse

To think about carefully

Audience

The people whom you want to give a message or help to learn

Collages

Pictures made by glueing other pictures or items together

Contamination

To make dirty with germs

Data

Facts and statistics

Deficiency diseases

Sickness which is caused by lack of a certain kind of nutrient

Dehydration

"The ""drying out ""of the body when it doesn't get enough liquid to be able to work properly"

Definition

A short explanation

Demand feeding

Feeding a baby when it wants to eat and not according to specific times

Deteriorate

To get worse

Interpret

To make sense of information

Key words

Important words which help us to remember facts

Lactation

When a mother produces breast milk

Life threatening

A sickness that can cause death if not treated or cured

Menu

A list of foods served for a meal or day

Malnourishment

Very poor nutrition, when the body badly needs nutrients

Monitor

To keep a close check on (the growth of a child)

Nourishment

Feeding or foods which give nutrients

Nutritious

Food with a lot of nutrients

Placenta

The sponge-like organ which gives the unborn baby blood, nutrients and oxygen and protection from disease

Potential

Promising talent

Review

To go over information again

Sources

The place (food) where nutrients come from

Supplementation

Giving additional nutrients

Utensils

Pots, pans, etc

Uterus

The womb or organ where the baby grows inside the mother


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