kwashiorkor
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English
Etymology
From Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/, /kwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkwɑʃ.iˈɔɹ.kɚ/, /ˌkwɑʃ.i.ɔɹˈkɔɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)
Noun
kwashiorkor (countable and uncountable, plural kwashiorkors)
- (pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
Derived terms
Translations
form of malnutrition
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References
- ^ Rebecca Tortello, Pieces of the Past, “Dr. Cicely Williams: Jamaica’s Gift to the Field for Maternal and Child Health Care 1893–1992.”. Accessed 2014-10-08.
- “kwashiorkor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “kwashiorkor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
kwashiorkor m (uncountable)
- (pathology) kwashiorkor (malnutrition caused by protein deficiency)
Portuguese
Noun
kwashiorkor m (uncountable)
- (pathology) kwashiorkor (malnutrition caused by protein deficiency)