kwashiorkor
21kwashiorkor — [ˌkwɒʃɪ ɔ:kɔ:, ˌkwa ] noun malnutrition caused by protein deficiency. Origin 1930s: a local word in Ghana …
22kwashiorkor — kwa·shi·or·kor …
23kwashiorkor — UK [ˌkwɒʃɪˈɔː(r)kɔː(r)] / US [ˌkwɑʃɪˈɔrkər] noun [uncountable] medical a serious disease that mainly affects children in Africa and is caused by a lack of protein in the food that they eat …
24kwashiorkor — kwash•i•or•kor [[t]ˌkwɑ ʃiˈɔr kɔr, kər[/t]] n. pat a disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, potbelly, and anemia • Etymology: 1930–35; < Gã (Kwa language of coastal… …
25kwashiorkor — /kwæʃiˈɔkə/ (say kwashee awkuh) noun a nutritional disease chiefly of children in Africa, associated with a corn diet with its lack of protein, and marked by oedema, a pot belly, and changes in skin pigmentation. {from an indigenous language of… …
26kwashiorkor — n. disease of children in W Africa caused by lack of proteins and vitamins …
27kwashiorkor — n. a form of malnutrition caused by a protein deficiency of diet, esp. in young children in the tropics. Etymology: native name in Ghana …
28Kwashiorkor, síndrome de — ► Desnutrición extrema (caquexia) debida a una insuficiencia alimentaria global, que se observa en algunos niños del Tercer mundo …
29Квашиоркор (Kwashiorkor) — один из видов нарушения питания, связанного с недостаточным содержанием в пище белков и потреблением низкокалорийных продуктов (часто встречается среди некоторых африканских племен). Квашиоркор развивается, когда после длительного кормления… …
30marasmic kwashiorkor — a condition in which there is deficiency of both calories and protein, with severe tissue wasting, loss of subcutaneous fat, and usually dehydration …
