KWASHIORKOR


Meaning of KWASHIORKOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkwä-shē-ˈȯr-kər, -ȯr-ˈkȯr ]

noun

Etymology: Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwàṣìɔkɔ́ influence a child is said to be under when a second child comes

Date: 1935

: severe malnutrition in infants and children especially of impoverished regions caused by a diet low in protein

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