KWASHIORKOR


Meaning of KWASHIORKOR in English

[kwash.i.or.kor] n [Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwashioko influence a child is said to be under when a second child comes] (1935): severe malnutrition in infants and children that is caused by a diet high in carbohydrate and low in protein

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