Defenition of the word kwashiorkor

• Defenition of the word kwashiorkor

  • An acute form of childhood protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates (source: Wikipedia).
  • severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

Hypernyms for the word kwashiorkor

• • malnutrition

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