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kwashiorkor

UK/kwɒʃiˈɔːkɔː/US/ˌkwɑʃiˈɔɹkɚ/

kwashiorkor noun: a form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

Noun

kwashiorkor (countable and uncountable, plural kwashiorkors)

  1. A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

kwashiorkor meaning in Malay and Indonesian

kwashiorkor in Malay

form of malnutrition
kwasyiorkor

kwashiorkor in Indonesian

form of malnutrition
busung lapar, kwasiorkor

Forms of kwashiorkor

pluralkwashiorkors

Origin of kwashiorkor

From Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).

Words formed from kwashiorkor

Words that rhyme with kwashiorkor

Questions about kwashiorkor

What does kwashiorkor mean?
Kwashiorkor means a form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
What is kwashiorkor in Malay?
Kwashiorkor in Malay is kwasyiorkor. See Kwashiorkor meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is kwashiorkor?
Kwashiorkor is a noun.
How do you pronounce kwashiorkor?
Kwashiorkor is pronounced /kwɒʃiˈɔːkɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of kwashiorkor?
The plural of kwashiorkor is kwashiorkors.

Words near kwashiorkor in the dictionary

  1. Kwapa
  2. Kwapas
  3. Kwara
  4. Kwarteng
  5. Kwartengs
  6. kwashiorkor
  7. kwashiorkored
  8. kwashiorkoric
  9. kwashiorkors
  10. Kwasi
  11. Kwasnik

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