kwashiorkor
11kwashiorkor — /kwah shee awr kawr, keuhr/, n. Pathol. a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia. [1930 35; < Ga kwašioko the… …
12Kwashiorkor — El Kwashiorkor es una enfermedad de los niños debida a la ausencia de nutrientes, como las proteínas en la dieta. El nombre de Kwashiorkor deriva de una de las lenguas Kwa de la costa de Ghana y significa el que se desplaza refiriéndose a la… …
13kwashiorkor — n. a form of malnutrition due to a diet deficient in protein and energy producing foods, common among certain African tribes. Kwashiorkor develops when, after prolonged breast feeding, the child is weaned onto an inadequate traditional family… …
14kwashiorkor — Pellagra Pel la*gra (p[e^]l l[.a]*gr[.a]), n. [It. pelle skin + agro rough.] (Med.) An affection of the skin, characterized by redness, especially in exposed areas, scaling and shedding of the skin, and accompanied with severe gastrointestinal… …
15kwashiorkor marásmico — Enfermedad por malnutrición, principalmente de los niños, producida por la deficiencia de calorías y de proteínas. El trastorno se caracteriza por adelgazamiento severo de los tejidos, deshidratación, pérdida de la grasa subcutánea, letargia y… …
16kwashiorkor — noun Etymology: Ga (Kwa language of coastal Ghana) kwàṣìɔkɔ 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 …
17kwashiorkor — noun A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high carbohydrate diet …
18kwashiorkor — Forma grave de malnutrición proteica del niño pequeño africano, que entraña, entre otros signos, una coloración rosada de la piel y de los pelos, una atrofia muscular y un hinchamiento del abdomen ligado a una ascitis …
19kwashiorkor — Nutritional disorder in young children …
20kwashiorkor — n. disease which occurs mainly in children and is caused by severe malnutrition (characterized by lethargy, retarded growth, anemia, etc.) …
