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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Kwashiorkor m (strong, genitive Kwashiorkors, no plural)
- kwashiorkor
- Synonym: Mehlnährschaden
2003, Michael J. Lentze, Franz J. Schulte, Jürgen Schaub, Jürgen Spranger, Pädiatrie: Grundlagen und Praxis, page 219:Der Kwashiorkor tritt bei älteren Klein- und Schulkindern auf und ist gekennzeichnet durch Ödeme, Hautläsionen, Haarveränderungen, Apathie und Anorexie.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Kwashiorkor
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