KWASHIORKOR

Meaning of KWASHIORKOR in English

[ ˌkwɒʃɪ'ɔ:kɔ: , ˌkwa- ]

■ noun malnutrition caused by protein deficiency.

Origin

1930s: a local word in Ghana.

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KWASHIORKOR — noun Etymology: Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwàṣìɔkɔ́ influence a child is said to be under when a second …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KWASHIORKOR — Condition caused by severe protein deficiency. It is common in tropical and subtropical regions in young children weaned on a …
Английский словарь Британика
KWASHIORKOR — |kwäshē|ȯrkər, -ēˌȯr|kȯ(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in Ghana : severe malnutrition in infants and children that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KWASHIORKOR — /kwah'shee awr"kawr, -keuhr/ , n. Pathol. a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KWASHIORKOR — n. disease which occurs mainly in children and is caused by severe malnutrition (characterized by lethargy, retarded growth, anemia, etc.)
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KWASHIORKOR — noun Etymology: Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwàṣìɔkɔ́ influence a child is said to be under when a second …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KWASHIORKOR — [kwash.i.or.kor] n [Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwashioko influence a child is said to be under when a second …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KWASHIORKOR — also called Protein Malnutrition, condition caused by severe protein deficiency. Protein malnutrition is most often encountered in tropical and subtropical …
Britannica English vocabulary
KWASHIORKOR — kwashiorkor BrE AmE ˌkwɒʃ i ˈɔːk ɔː ˌkwæʃ-, -ə AmE \ ˌkwɑːʃ i ˈɔːrk ə r -ɔːr
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KWASHIORKOR — / ˌkwɒʃiˈɔːkɔː(r); ˌkwæʃ-; NAmE ˌkwɑːʃiˈɔːrkər/ noun [ U ] a dangerous form of malnutrition that is caused by not eating …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KWASHIORKOR — n. a form of malnutrition caused by a protein deficiency of diet, esp. in young children in the tropics. [native …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KWASHIORKOR — n. a form of malnutrition caused by a protein deficiency of diet, esp. in young children in the tropics. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KWASHIORKOR — n. a form of malnutrition caused by a protein deficiency of diet, esp. in young children in the tropics. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
KWASHIORKOR — n. Condition caused by severe protein deficiency. It is common in tropical and subtropical regions in young children weaned on …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KWASHIORKOR — The word kwashiorkor comes from the Ivory Coast. It means the deposed (no longer suckled) child. Kwashiorkor is a childhood …
English Dictionary of Medicine
KWASHIORKOR — квашиоркор, детская пеллагра
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
KWASHIORKOR — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kwä-sh ē - ' o ̇ r-k ə r, -o ̇ r- ' ko ̇ r Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MALNUTRITION — Condition resulting from inadequate diet or from inability to absorb or metabolize nutrients. Food intake may be insufficient to supply …
Английский словарь Британика
PELLAGRA — pəˈlāgrə, -lag- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from pelle skin (from Latin pellis ) + -agra (as in podagra, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUTRITION — the act or process by which living organisms absorb and utilize food substances. Food serves three major functions: it generates …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARASMUS — a form of protein-calorie malnutrition, chiefly occurring among very young children. It is characterized by growth retardation (in weight more …
Britannica English vocabulary
FATTY LIVER — abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver cells, usually as a result of chronic malnutrition. The particular substances the lack …
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CHILDHOOD DISEASES AND DISORDERS — any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children. There are a number of infectious illnesses that …
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STATISTICS: RWANDA
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STATISTICS: COMOROS
Britannica English vocabulary
MALNUTRITION — n. Condition resulting from inadequate diet or from inability to absorb or metabolize nutrients. Food intake may be insufficient to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VITAMIN DEFICIENCY — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, dietary deficiency, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCURVY — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, abject, abominable, anemia, ariboflavinosis, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, base, base-minded, beastly, beggarly, beneath …
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RICKETS — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, …
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PELLAGRA — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, …
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NIGHT BLINDNESS — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, day blindness, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, hemeralopia, …
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MALNUTRITION — Synonyms and related words : Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, dietary deficiency, goiter, greensickness, keratomalacia, …
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